Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board (EAB) announced it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies.Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Miami Lakes.All applications must be received at Town Hall by Friday, March 29. The EAB will select the two recipients at its April board meeting and winners will be...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host the first Community Bike Ride of the New Year on Saturday, January 19.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop with the ride starting at 9 a.m. from Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East.
Pre-registration is recommended by visiting http://bit.ly.January2019Registration. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/nic.

The Rev. Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, president emeritus of St. Thomas University, recently received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Lifelong Leadership Award for his exemplary leadership and advocacy for success in higher education.HACU president and CEO Antonio R. Flores presented the State of HACU during the Opening Plenary, convened by Félix Matos-Rodríguez, president of Queens College, City University of New...

In his first act as Florida’s new governor following his inauguration, Ron DeSantis appointed Miami judge Barbara Lagoa to the Florida Supreme Court, filling one of three vacant seats on the state’s highest court.Lagoa, a Monsignor Edward Pace High alumni who served as the school’s student council president, is the first Cuban American woman to serve on the court.She fills one of the three seats vacated by Justices Barbara Parent, R. Fred...

Family, friends and former NFL players recently celebrated the birthday of Miami Dolphins coaching legend Don Shula, who turned 89- years-old on January 4. Shula, the NFL’s winningest head coach with 347 victories, led the Dolphins to back-to-back Super Bowl victories in 1972 and 1973, and the only unbeaten team in NFL history. Shula, a former Miami Lakes resident, retired in 1996 after coaching Miami for 25 years and opened up a chain of...