Hialeah Miami Lakes High students Maria Parents and Ashley Fernandez finished in second place at the 2018 Fairchild Shade Our Schools Challenge. The girls competed among other students in interdisciplinary, environmental science competition which is designed to engage students of diverse interest, abilities, talents and backgrounds to explore the natural world. The program has been recognized as a benchmark for exceptional STEM...

  Beginning Saturday, August 4, Miami Dade College (MDC) will extend information center hours and offer on-site registration on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, until September 8. Students will be able to meet with advisors, register for classes, explore financial aid options and pay tuition. Fall semester classes will begin August 27. MDC’s eight campuses and a major outreach center offer more than 300 academic pathways...

  David A. Armstrong was named the next president for St. Thomas University, the college’s Board of Trustees announced. Armstrong will replace outgoing President Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, who’s retiring. Armstrong will officially take over the duties on August 1. Armstrong comes to STU from Thomas More College (TMC), a Catholic liberal arts college of the Diocese of Covington in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, where he has...

  In conjunction with the “I Heart Miami Lakes” campaign, Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) is inviting residents to participate in the 2018 Home Beatification Contest. The contest will recognize residents who take special pride in improving their homes and landscaping. The winner will be awarded with a $1,000 Home Depot gift card and a commemorative lawn sign to be placed on their front yard. The winner...

  On Sunday, May 27, Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral, located on N.W. 77 Court in Miami Lakes, was formally consecrated by His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander.  This marks the completion of a building project that began in the late 1980's when the parish moved to Miami Lakes from N.W. 99 Street. The consecration service included prayers by the Archbishop and visiting clergy, followed by the blessing and anointing of the temple...