Ribbon Cutting: LMG Mane

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, February 29, 2024

  The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the town’s Economic Development Committee welcomed LMG Mane with a ribbon cutting. Leslie Gaensel opened her salon on Feb. 12 on Main Street, joined by friends, family and employees. The...

MLK-8 Center welcomes guests for Black History Month

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, March 15, 2024

    Miami Lakes K-8 Center students were treated to two special presentations to mark Black History Month in February.       Emmy award-winning anchor Jawan Strader from WTVJ-Ch. 6 visited middle school students on Feb. 16 and spoke about why education is the key to success.       Strader, shared a clip of a 5:30 p.m. newscast with students in the school cafeteria, the school said in an...
     The Miami Lakes Division of the Miami-Dade Police Department won the agency’s inaugural award for its human trafficking awareness campaign.       The patrol unit created the display in the lobby of the station in Town Hall. It reads in bold letters, “Lives are not for Sale!” at top, “Stop Human Trafficking” at bottom and has a border of hands and a heart in the center....

MLK-8 Center student wins essay contest about heritage

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, March 15, 2024

Bennie Sanders, a third grader at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, is this year’s elementary school essay winner in a contest held by the Lemon City Cemetery Community Corporation, Inc.       The essay topic for students from across Miami-Dade County was “Why I am proud of my heritage as I plan for my own future.”       This is the 29th year the Lemon City Cemetery Community Corporation...

McDonald's hosts Coffee with a Cop in Miami Lakes

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, March 15, 2024

  Miami-Dade Police officers from the Miami Lakes District held a Coffee with a Cop event at the McDonald’s restaurant in the Cypress Village Shopping Center.  The gatherings allow residents to meet with local police officers while sharing coffee and snacks. Many of the people who attended the Feb. 28 event were children who spoke with patrolmen and detectives. Officers also greeted the public by working at the...

Cars for a Cure cancer fundraiser returns April 7

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, March 15, 2024

The family-friendly Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure show and fundraiser returns for an 8th year on April 7.      That’s when over 250 cars and trucks – from antique to muscle and everything in between -- will take over the streets of downtown in a free exhibition on that Sunday afternoon.     Organizers said the event draws as many as 5,000 spectators.      After picking out your...
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