Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church and School will be hosting its Annual Spring Festival on the school grounds at N.W. 67 Avenue and Miami Lakeway North on the weekend of March 13 through 16. This is the church's 40th year hosting the event and boasts the best foods, rides and entertainment. Admission for the festival is free, though tickets or bracelets are available for purchase to enjoy rides. Ride bracelets will be available...

  Miami Lakes Automall presented Barbara Goleman High School with a check for $2,680 on behalf of the school’s fundraising efforts during the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser sponsored by Chrysler. Barbara Goleman was awarded monetarily based on the 134 test-drives they got in late October. High school’s such as Goleman select a day or a school event, and through the Ram Gridiron Challenge Fundraiser, a local participating...

  At the January 14 Miami Lakes regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers took the following actions: • On second reading, councilmembers approved an ordinance to correct a situation where a zoning requirement to screen rooftop air conditioning equipment on townhouse properties inadvertently requires installation of a new roof or substantial roof alterations. Also on second reading, lawmakers approved a measure that would allow the...

  When we enter a store, we seem to be unconsciously grab a shopping cart. Sometimes we may stop and wipe down the handle with an anti-bacterial wipe and if you have a child, you put them in the cart, but for the most part, we just go ahead with our tasks without really thinking of the hazard we are pushing around. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, each year approximately 23,000 children are treated in hospital emergency...

  A group of local high school student-athletes made The Miami Herald’s All-Dade teams in football and bowling. For 5A-Independent football, Dade Christian senior offensive lineman Jonathan Perez made the All-Dade first team, and did Pace’s junior linebacker Sage Lewis, who recorded a season high 120 tackles. Second team offense includes Pace quarterback Kelly Benson, Pace’s offensive lineman and Pace’s athlete...