It was Teacher Appreciation Week May 4 – 8, and seventh graders at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes took a moment from their distance learning lessons to thank their instructors in a photo collage. The students, from left to right, starting in the top row, are: Christopher Inguanzo; Jasmine Uz; Roman Garcia; Yuliana Rivera; Andres Suarez; Eva Olivares; Alec Gutierrez; Mariana Moreno and Krystal and Kristina Martinez. Bob Graham...

Alex Penelas’ campaign for mayor of Miami-Dade County partnered with Ricky Patel of The Spot Barbershop and Gerardo’s Marketplace to donate lifetime discount cards and meals for up to 200 Miami-Dade County police and firefighters who serve in Miami Lakes. Miami Lakes Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano and Joshua Dieguez joined the event on May 11 that was held to thank first responders for their service, according to the campaign, which provided...

The Knights of the Realm Chess Club at Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy in Hialeah held a virtual chess tournament on May 2 for middle and high school students, faculty and school dads. After five rounds, the top five finishers in the advanced division were Ernesto Roja (twelfth grade); Jose Garcia (eleventh grade); Valentino Cesiliano (twelfth grade); Leonardo Leon (eleventh grade) and Dennis Duran (twelfth grade). Finishers in the...

A partnership between the Town of Miami Lakes and students at Archbishop McCarthy High School’s Loving Soles club led to a donation of more than 2,000 pairs of shoes to Camillus House, a charity in downtown Miami that serves the poor and homeless, the town said. The Inguanzo siblings of Miami Lakes – Christopher, 13, and twins Susanna and Sophia, 15 – led an awareness campaign and placed donation boxes in eight area schools and several...

History The Graham Companies developed the Lake Martha residential community in the 1970s. The lake is named for Martha Jane Toms, who was very active in the community and was an early president of The Miami Lakes Women’s Club. She was married to the late Jerry Toms, who ran The Graham Companies’ dairy operations until he retired in 1998. The community is fully developed with 221 properties, which include single-family...