Miami Lakes Educational Center (MLEC) is saying goodbye to long-time teacher Joseph Walpole. He spent the last 16 years of his teaching career at MLEC, the longest he’d stayed at any one school.Anyone privileged enough to learn from Walpole could never forget him. Walking into his classroom was always special and whether he was discussing rhythm and meter, or the “art of styling sentences,” or love, loss and conflict in literature, the...

Growing up in Miami Lakes Lorenzo Hampton Jr., knew baseball was his game.His dad is former Miami Dolphins running back Lorenzo Hampton Sr., but his son decided not to follow in his footsteps and try America’s favorite pastime instead.It paid off.Hampton,who just finished his senior season at Florida International University was recently drafted in the 28th round of the 2019 MLB draft by the Miami Marlins.He was assigned to the Marlins Gulf...

Miami Lakes residents Ramiro Inguanzo and Juan Carlos (J.C.) Jimenez were elected as the president and vice president of the Miami-Dade City/County Management Association (MDCCMA), a professional association of city administrators from Miami-Dade County which promotes closer intergovernmental relationships amongst all municipalities within the county.Inguanzo is the Deputy Manager for Bal Harbour Village and previously worked for the City of...

Safari LTD (Safari) located at 5960 Miami Lakes Drive recently announced ar new partnership with international toy brand, BiOBUDDi. Safari is a family owned toy company since 1982. Their motto has always been to provide children with toys that teach.BiOBUDDi is a Netherlands based company that uses a natural compound that is highly bio-based so that each building block is safe for children and the environment. Partnering with BiOBUDDi was a...

In preparation for the hurricane season. It is important to stay alert and informed of any severe weather possibilities and be prepared long before and immediately preceding a storm.The Miami-Dade 2019 Official Hurricane Readiness Guide can be found at www.miamidade.gov/hurricane/library/guide-to-hurricane-readiness.pdf. The guide provides tips on what to do before a storm and after a storm and provides a useful Disaster Checklist.Residents...