The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are accepting applications for The Graham Companies Scholarship, to be presented by firm. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. Applications must be submitted to town hall by March 31. The Education Advisory Board will select two recipients during its April meeting, and the winners will be...

During the 54th Super Bowl on Feb. 2, Miami Lakes-based BankUnited offered on Twitter a chance for one person to win $54,000 if either the Kansas City Chiefs or the San Francisco 49ers scored a two point conversion. Alas, neither team went with that play, so the bank split the prize among three South Florida charities. Pictured above, left to right are: Angelica Ramcharran, senior director of development, YWCA of Greater Miami-Dade; Stephanie...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Veterans Committee are planning once again to recognize local military heroes in a display of banners that will be hung along Miami Lakes Drive. Relatives or friends may nominate an active duty service member, reservist, veteran or retired member of any military branch to be included. Each banner will have the veteran’s name and photograph, in the project that is sponsored by Miami Lakes AutoMall. To...

Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy won first place in Miami-Dade County Public School’s “We the People” district competition on Jan. 9, and placed second at the state contest in Lakeland, Fla. on Jan. 31. Students researched, studied and debated the intricacies of the U.S. Constitution to perfect their arguments, teacher John Brady said.Back row, left to right: Teacher John Brady; Rachel Almaguer; Maria Vilela-Fuentes,...

The Miami Lakes 8U Avengers, a baseball travel team from the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, won the 2020 United States Specialty Sports Association Winter Classic Tournament Championship on Jan. 26 at Babcock Park in Hialeah. The Avengers defeated the Miami 8U Mustangs, 5-3, to win the tournament title in their age division.Shown in the photo at bottom, from left: D.J. Barcena; Tristen Diaz; Dylan Hernandez; Ryan Chirino; Eric Marrero and...