April is World Autism Month, and the Town of Miami Lakes has programs and facilities available all year round to help people with special needs. “Miami Lakes has embraced the all-inclusive town model and many of these centers have gravitated toward us,” said Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marylin Ruano. “They are choosing Miami Lakes as their home and we welcome them with open arms.” An estimated 1 in 54 children is on...

It’s not a secret that Miami Lakers are passionate about their hometown, and a survey of residents found that many are happy to be living here. ETC Institute’s survey of 314 randomly chosen residents from all around Miami Lakes was taken to help town government plan for the community’s future needs. Results released in March found residents’ priorities for improvement were: Value received for tax dollars; traffic...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board is selling banners to recognize 2021 high school graduates. The banners will hang along Miami Lakes Drive for three months. The project is open to all town residents, and includes a student’s name, graduation photo and school. The cost is $105; the banners are 24 inches wide and 48 inches high. After the display, they will be taken down and given to families as a...

Three juniors from Monsignor Edward Pace High School won Aspirations in Computing Awards. The National Center for Women & Information Technology works to increase the participation of girls and women in computing. Pace students Diana Porras and Gabriela Cespedes won the organization’s 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. Exmiralda Bazile won the Rising Star, 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. The juniors are part of Pace’s...

Loubensky Baine, 19, has won a Patti Grace Smith fellowship which gives him a $2,000 award and an internship with an aerospace firm. Baine graduated from Miami Lakes Educational Center and is a sophomore at the University of Central Florida. He is studying aerospace engineering and is one of 43 Black aerospace majors in the country to win the fellowship, the university said. “I am honored that the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship...