One of Miami Lakes’ biggest events is The Spring Fling -- when a helicopter drops candy-filled eggs to kids waiting in Picnic Park West, among other Easter-themed activities. The Fling was canceled this year because of the coronavirus outbreak. So instead, multiple volunteers dressed in Easter Bunny costumes on April 11 to bring candy and smiles to kids in town. Volunteers, town employees and members of the Miami Lakes Youth...

Living during the coronavirus outbreak is stressful, and Erika Pablos-Velez, Psy.D, says she is seeing the strains from uncertainty about the future embodied in her patients. “There is no training for this type of situation,” said Pablos-Velez, shown in the photo above. She is a psychologist with a practice in Miami Lakes. Most of her clients used to look forward to therapy sessions to unwind and release tension. But having...

Because of the coronavirus outbreak, the town has postponed programming at community centers. Instead, the town is offering daily classes on Zoom.us. To take a class, go to: www.zoom.us, click ‘join a meeting’ and type the appropriate Meeting ID: You can get Meeting IDs and passwords by emailing recprograms@miamilakes-fl.gov or by calling Kristina Labossiere at 786-519-0604. Online class scheduleMonday11 a.m. Restorative...

Teachers from the Hialeah Gardens High School English department used their language and visual arts skills to share a message of love and support in a Twitter post on April 2 for their students who are learning from home during the pandemic. They are, left to right: Kia Allen; Doris Barrionuevo; Trina Cabrisas; Eric Cainas; Stacey Cardet; Elizabeth Ceballos; Brittany Cormier; Yusel Carballo; Tacoma Foster; Marisela Giler; Jessica Iglesias;...

The Orange Bowl Committee is accepting applications until May 15 for the Beigel-Feis-Hixon Valor Award. It is named for Scott Beigel, Aaron Feis and Chris Hixon, coaches at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School who gave their lives for students and colleagues and were among 17 killed during a mass shooting in Parkland on Feb. 14, 2018. The award has a $10,000 scholarship for an outstanding student-athlete from Miami-Dade, Broward or...