The scavenger hunt began at My Gym: Kids picked up a sheet of clues that sent them hopping to downtown shops, where they figured out a riddle or completed a challenge to win a sticker and perhaps a sweet or a prize. Once they collected all 14 stickers, the young hunters returned to My Gym and swapped them for plastic eggs filled with toys and a coupon card to use at participating businesses.      During...

     Sarah-Sophia Wong won a blue ribbon at the 2026 Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition’s Music Competition. Sarah-Sophia, who is in eighth grade at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, won the 1st Prize in the piano solo category held in April at the Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Florida International University. For her solo, Sarah-Sophia performed “Passacaglia” by George Frideric...

      Over 100 seniors gathered at the Roberto Alonso Community Center to celebrate spring. The Elderly Affairs Committee invited the over 60 crowd to enjoy lunch by Chef Ramoncito, who prepared paella and fried plantains. Following lunch, the seniors danced to a mix by DJ Dennis of American Top 40 hits from the 1970s and 1980s and Latin music, including songs by Celia Cruz.      Vice Mayor Bryan Morera and...

     Three Miami Lakes K-8 Center students will represent Florida in the Presidential AI Challenge regional contest.       It’s the next step in the team’s attempt to get to the national championship in Washington D.C. in June.       The team’s creation was called Project Dry Streets.       “Project Dry Streets tackles real-world...

    Proceeds from the annual Mayor’s Gala is the only support given to the Special Needs Advisory Board. The money supports the board’s activities and events held for the community.      The 2025 Gala held in November raised a record-setting $71,000 and after expenses donated $43,025, Mayor Josh Dieguez said. In February, Dieguez proclaimed it was St. Thomas University Month, for the school’s...