Every year the Cub Scouts of northwest Miami-Dade compete in a generations-old tradition, the Pinewood Derby. Each Cub Scout, grades 1 through 5, has the opportunity to turn blocks of wood and wheels into their own race car.  The Derby was hosted this year at Hialeah High and over 100 cars were entered. Two Cub Scouts from Pack 660, chartered to Miami Lakes United Methodist Church and affiliated with Miami Lakes K-8 Center, achieved...

The culture in our town is no longer built around focusing on the next week, or month, or election cycle. We’re focusing on future generations. It’s a big-picture approach, and part of that change is adjusting the way we think about our town’s mobility. How do our residents go to work, drop off kids at school, pick up groceries, and do everyday activities without getting stuck in traffic? We cannot ignore these questions...

The hub of Miami Lakes features a large oak tree inside Main Street, a sight natives and visitors alike recognize. Now visitors can see that iconic image on the home page of the updated website at www.mainstreetmiamilakes.com.  The new website is a user-friendly experience offering a dropdown toolbar for navigation leading visitors to the history of Main Street, information on directions, parking, a store directory, events and gallery of...

Last year, Our Lady of the Lakes varsity boys volleyball team finished the season with two losses, including a defeat in the All Catholic Conference semi-final game.  In 2017, there was a new focus and a new mission for the Cheetahs, making school history by playing in the Championship game. The team determination proved to be too much for their opponents during the regular season going undefeated with a record of 9-0, and they never...

In early December, Miami Lakes K-8 Center's Deaf-Hard of Hearing students visited Dolphin Mall's 6th annual Signing Santa. The program, in its 17th year at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, provided the students time to share holidays wish lists with “Signing Santa.” This year, the Deaf-Hard of Hearing students enjoyed breakfast, crafts, pictures with Signing Santa, a walk-through Santa’s Snow Village and games at Dave &...