Bring your chairs and blankets to Picnic Park West on July 4th for the Town of Miami Lakes’ 18th annual fireworks show. It will be held from 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. at 15151 NW 82nd St. The town and its Cultural Affairs Committee are bringing a disc jockey, LED wall screen, food trucks and Zambelli fireworks to the celebration of America’s independence. State representatives Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr.; Rep. Alex Rizo and Rep. Tom...

Leadership in the Town of Miami Lakes Building Department will be shared by two staffers promoted to the positions in June after the top two officials resigned. Daniel Angel is the
new director of the building department, and will oversee administration
and operations, including building, zoning and code enforcement, Town Manager Edward Pidermann said in a June 17th email to the town council and staff. Angel was formerly
the director of...

Three students from area high schools are 2021 Miami Herald Silver Knight award winners. Jordan Bryan of Hialeah Gardens High School worked with girls in Hialeah to boost and measure their confidence through sports; Cyrah Gayle tutored and mentored children at Lotus House women’s shelter and Fadhina Petit-Clair taught violin to children on the autism spectrum. Cyrah and Fadhina attended the School for Advanced Studies. The students are...

The daughters of Osvaldo and Juliet Paulet of Miami Lakes celebrated graduations this season. Sarah Paulet, 18, shown above at left, graduated cum laude from Barbara Goleman Senior High School, her parents said. She will attend Florida International University in the fall and plans to join the marching band. At Goleman, Sarah led the saxophone section and was vice president of the marching band. She is a Florida Bright Futures...

During a special Heroes Edition of the Miami Dade College Alumni Hall of Fame, the school recognized 10 alumni who served on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic. The annual event generated more than $1.2 million to support scholarships for current and future students, the school said. The honorees shown above in the top row are, left to right: Brandon Webb, battalion chief, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, special operations division;...