Town council reviews budget, possible cuts

Featured By Linda Trischitta and Alexandra Herrera Wednesday, September 3, 2025

  Mayor Josh Dieguez said there are “no sacred cows” when it comes to the 2025-2026 Miami Lakes general fund budget.       “We need to cut back on certain line items,” Dieguez said during a Aug....

ML Steaks + Sports recreates classic recipes for new menu

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Monday, May 19, 2025

     Diners who miss some of the dishes once served at Shula’s Steak House may want to check out ML Steaks + Sports.       The restaurant inside the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main has added new menu items, “with a throwback from Shula’s Steak House,” General Manager Bruce Lawrence said.      Those classic dishes  include: --Calamari Fries at $18, strips (not...

MLK-8 Center students show some kindness to Crandon Park

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, May 15, 2025

The Random Acts of Kindness Club at Miami Lakes K-8 Center went to Crandon Park on Key Biscayne on April 27 for the Club’s third annual beach clean-up.   Club members from third through sixth grades picked up litter and debris around the picnic grounds and behind dunes.   The kids were joined by family members. They filled three large gallon bags with trash picked up in the public park during the afternoon, the...

Town Topics: Congratulations, graduate! What are your plans for the future?

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, May 15, 2025

Justin Correra Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I want to go to the University of Alabama,” said Justin Correra. “I want to major in civil engineering. Hopefully after college, I’ll get a job in civil engineering. I’m not entirely sure [what I want to do] but I mainly want to focus on buildings.”  Hailie Prieto Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I’m going to FIU to...

Goleman Mock Trial Team finishes 11th in state competition

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, May 15, 2025

Barbara Goleman Senior High School students won 1st Place in the Miami-Dade County School District mock trial competition in February. They went on to finish 11th in the state at a competition held in Orlando in March. Back row, from left: Attorney/Asst. Coach Jordan Rosales; Attorney/Asst. Coach Yanelis Zamora-Trujillo; Brenda Labrador; Valeria Zapata; Adriana Garcia; Jayden Maldonado and Vladimir Veloz, team bailiff. Front row: Isabella...

HML student is new Community Service Chair for MDCPS

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, May 15, 2025

    Zachary Webb has been elected as the Community Service Chair to the Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ District Student Government Association.      Zachary, 17, who lives in unincorporated Miami-Dade County near Miami Lakes, is a member of the Class of 2026 at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School.       He said he is “ready to represent the voices of all students of MDCPS.”
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