Please check the town’s social media pages for last minute updates.  -- Alexandra Herrera  March 1 – 31 Town of Miami Lakes/Loving Shoes Shoe Drive. Donate new/gently worn footwear at Miami Lakes Town Hall lobby, 6601 Main St., Mon – Fri., 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.  March 4 - April 15 The Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is seeking candidates for Military Tribute banners. Nominate an...

     St. Thomas University will host an all-day symposium about the impact of COVID-19 upon complex litigation.      Representatives from higher education, local governments, business and the courts will appear on panels on March 25 during the event that is free and open to the public.      The day begins in the Gus Machado College of Business auditorium at 8:30 a.m. with a networking...

     BankUnited has announced that Casey Crist is leading the company’s commercial banking team in Miami-Dade County.      Crist, 31, of Miami, is a senior vice president, it said on Feb. 28.  She will develop and manage the lending, depository and other  banking needs for commercial and industrial clients, the bank said in a press release.   ...

  Many area schools celebrated Dr. Seuss Day on March 2 by encouraging kids to read, and pre-kindergarten students at Miami Lakes K-8 Center donned their “Cat in the Hat” gear to get in the spirit of author Theodor Seuss Geisel’s creations.      The students at the school, at 14250 NW 67th Ave., are in teacher Pey-Guy Marra’s class. The day celebrates the author’s birthday and encourages...

     Bob Graham Education Center student Alyssa Fernandez recently won a superior award for her science fair project on mass and distance at her school and in a district competition for elementary students. Alyssa is in fifth grade.       “The projects were all based on following the scientific method and conducting a valid experiment,” said Pablo Aguerre, BGEC math and science teacher....