The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee is hosting a Scavenger Hunt in town from Nov. 12 – Dec. 6. Small Business Saturday falls in the middle of the Scavenger Hunt, on Nov. 28. The Scavenger Hunt will help promote local shops and kick off the holiday season. To play, download the GooseChase Adventures app for either iPhones or Androids. Businesses will offer clues about their enterprises and activities nearby that...

Meet Lucky, a mackerel tabby cat whose name reflects his life story.    When Lucky was a 3-month-old kitten, Jeanette Campos found him hiding in grass near a parking lot along Fairway Drive in Miami Lakes.     “A security guard told me he was all alone,”Campos said. “I took him in, and he’s been a part of our family ever since.”    Lucky lives with Jeanette Campos, her husband Mike Campos and their daughters Gina Corrales and Mia...

The Gus Machado College of Business at St. Thomas University in Miami Gardens opened on Oct. 16. The ceremonies began with a Mass said by Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of the Archdiocese of Miami. The complex’s benefactor is Gus Machado, owner of Gus Machado Ford. The $21 million project expanded the campus with two buildings. Construction began in January, 2019. Designed by Bermello Ajamil & Partners of Miami, the light-filled spaces...

The library is offering virtual programming, with many courses sponsored by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board, via Zoom in November and December.     Space is limited and you must sign up in advance.     Registrants will receive a Zoom link via email 24 hours before a class begins.STEM Saturday Structure of DNASaturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.Best for Ages 5 - 15Do you how DNA is structured? Create your own DNA structure at home during this...

Mater Lakes Academy middle and high school hopes to welcome about 1,000 additional students and expand its campus with a new building for grades 6 – 8 within the next 18 months. The Miami-Dade County Commission approved in September a zoning application for the estimated $15 million project on 5.27 vacant acres along Northwest 170th Street. “We need the expansion, the demand is there,” said Principal Rene Rovirosa of Mater...