Hialeah Miami Lakes sophomore Jocelyn Ruiz won the district championship in the 100 yard butterfly and 100 yard backstroke for the Trojans’ swimming and diving team last week at Ransom Everglades High School.It was Ruiz’s second district championship in both events in individual competition.This year, she competed against swimmers from Doral Academy, Mater Academy and Westland.Ruiz will compete in the regional, which starts...

Miami Dade College is offering in-state tuition to displaced college students from Puerto Rico, which was destroyed by back-to-back hurricanes in two weeks.Hurricanes Irma and Maria left a devastating and disheartening mark on Puerto Rico, as the federal government and state officials are working together to help rebuild the island and sending food and water and other materials to people affected by the two natural disasters.To help ease the...

Miami Lakes’ Super Saturday at the Park at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue, on November 4, offers its usual Community Bike Ride with registration at 9 a.m. for the 5-mile famliy-friendly loop, the popular Farmers Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Yoga in the Park and Boot Camp from 9 to 10 a.m.The Town’s Public Safety Committee has added four other events dedicated to community safety awareness, prevention and well-being...

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Miami Lakes, will present the annual Networking Business Expo, which is scheduled for Thursday, November 16, at Shula’s Hotel Grand Ballroom, 6842 Main Street.A ribbon cutting ceremony kicks off the event at 4:45 p.m., followed by the networking from 5 to 8 p.m.The free event allows participants to connect to local businesses and community leaders to help grow their...

Entrepreneurs’ Organization – South Florida (EO-SOFLO), represented by Miami Lakes business owner Aaron Lee, has joined the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative designed to wipe out global poverty, fight inequality and tackle climate change by 2030.As president of EO-SOFLO, Lee was appointed to the EO committee that recently met at the United Nations during the 72nd session of the U.N General...