Three graduates of Florida International University were drafted by professional soccer teams. The Vancouver Whitecaps FC selected Panthers’ goalkeeper Daniel Gagliardi, (top right) as the No. 32 overall pick in the second round of January’s Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft for 2020, according to FIU. Gagliardi of Plantation graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School. The Orlando SC chose defender Nick O’Callaghan...

History The Anchorage was developed during the late 1990s by Luxcom Builders. The community is fully developed, with 213 townhomes. The Anchorage entrance is on Oak Lane at Northwest 82nd Avenue, where drivers will be stopped at the first guard house that serves several communities. Vehicles are screened and visitors’ tags are documented.Amenities The second guard house serves The Anchorage’s residents. Guards...

The annual Miami Lakes Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 4 in Picnic Park West. The municipality and the Youth Activities Task Force are seeking sponsors to help with this “hippity-hopping” event, the town said. The Spring Fling includes an outdoor search for Easter eggs. Last year there was an egg drop from a helicopter before a massive crowd. The Easter Bunny was to appear, and face painting, pony rides,...

At the ribbon cutting ceremony for 6600 Main, Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid called the apartment community at the east end of Main Street “a game changer.” “Several years ago, our Economic Development Committee surveyed residents for what they wanted to see,” Cid said during the Feb. 12 grand opening. Respondents to that town poll wanted to see more housing and residents who would enliven downtown and draw investors, according to Cid....

Former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas left political office in 2004 with one regret: He never shared the ordeal of coping with his younger brother’s mental illness. Penelas described the story of his family’s struggle during a Feb. 12 Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club, when he was the guest speaker. Luncheon guests may have assumed Penelas was going to talk about politics; after all, he’s...