Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host the first Community Bike Ride of the New Year on Saturday, January 19.
Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop with the ride starting at 8 a.m. from Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.
Pre-registration is recommended by visiting http://bit.ly.January2019Registration. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/nic.

Dade Christian School has a new athletic director.Bryan Morgado, a former baseball head coach at John A Ferguson High School, is now in charge of overseeing the work of coaches and related staff involved in athletic programs.Under Morgado, the girls’ varsity volleyball team finished third in their district, and is headed for the states’s FCAA League along with the school’s flag football team.Morgado praised volleyball head coach Aaron Vargas...

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