Former Florida International University men's soccer standout Santiago Patino became the ninth player in school history to be drafted in the Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft, when Orlando City SC selected him in the first round with the No. 3 overall pick. Patino, who resides in Orlando, but is a native of Medellin, Colombia, is the highest drafted player in program history, the fifth player to be selected in the first round, and the...

Miami Lakes Hotel and Golf made it’s official debut on December 19, 2018. Located in the heart of Miami Lakes at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, between Miami and Fort Lauderdale, the boutique style hotel next door to Shula’s Golf Club changed it’s name from Hotel Indigo Miami Lakes to Miami Lakes Hotel and Golf. The hotel and golf resort brings a sweet vibe to this once-rural community; a sugarcane farm turned cow town that now...

Join Miami Lakes Congregational at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, as the Old Dogs Band will be performing live. The band fuses old and new school sounds with an eclectic blend of Blues and Rock ‘N Roll music. Donation is $15 at the door.

The nonprofit Giving Gators, Miami Lakes councilmembers, Miami-Dade County Public School officials and sponsors joined forces to bring in the spirit of the holidays to local schools. Giving Gators collected Wish Lists from students in grades Pre-K to 12 who were asking to receive much needed articles including laptops, bicycles, and sneakers. With the assistance of the community, and local business sponsors, the effort was able to raise over...

To ensure a safe learning environment and violent-free learning place, the Miami-Dade County School Board adopted a newly-revised Code of Student Conduct (COSC), which is aligned to recent local, state, and federal mandates with an emphasis on promoting a safe learning environment to ensure academic success.The COSC sets the standards of conduct expected of students in a purposeful safe learning environment in which the principles of care,...