With two open seats to be filled on the Miami Lakes Town Council, area voters elected a pair of political neophytes over two hopefuls who previously ran for political office. Attorney Jeffrey Rodriguez and charter school principal Carlos O. Alvarez won Seat 2 and Seat 6, respectively, during last week’s November 6 midterm elections, which saw the closet races in history for the U.S. Senate and Florida governor that appeared to be...

The Main Street Merchants and The Graham Companies are inviting the South Florida community to join them for the 34th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, November 24. The holiday festivity will take place along two blocks in Miami Lakes Town Center and will celebrate the beginning of the 2018 holiday season by creating memories for families, friends and loved ones as Main Street lights up with a series of...

High Hill Entertainment has moved to Miami Lakes to be closer to their TV production studio where ‘Suelta La Sopa,’ a Spanish entertainment program with the most uprising afternoon TV audience, is produced and recorded for Telemundo Network.   The modern and spacious corporate center located west of Miami Lakes by the Palmetto Highway at 15050 N.W. 79 Court, has benefited High Hill Entertainment due to its smooth...

Orestes Martinez is an avid runner who has participated in many races both in South Florida and internationally. However, while running the Marabana race in Cuba last year with his mother Georgina Martinez, they both noticed there seemed to be something missing for Cuban citizens. “They run right next to you and say ‘how are you doing?’ In this broken English, and then eventually the conversation always lead back to...

The application process for acceptance into Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy, a full magnet program with a focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) is now open. Students from fifth to tenth grade interested in applying can visit www.mast3.com up until the deadline of January 15, 2019.  Students at MAST Academy focus on extensive learning in the areas of life science, natural science and computer science. ...