Lisa DeYarza has been busy. The longtime educator and Department Head at Miami Lakes Middle School has been attending various civic competitions with her social studies students as she does every year, while preparing for the grand opening of her classroom courtroom. The courtroom, which was specially designed, is furnished with a judge's bench, a jury box, a witness stand, a plaintiff's and defendant's table and seats for spectators....

  Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez will be the special guest speaker at the Miami Lakes Chamber or Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon on Wednesday, April 2, in the Grand Ballroom of Shula’s Hotel on Main Street. Networking starts at 11:30 a.m. with luncheon at 12 noon. Gimenez was first elected county mayor in a special election in June 2011. He was re-elected on August 14, 2012. As the county’s top...

      The Town of Miami Lakes was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation’s (FDOT) Beautification Council for a highway beautification project along the heavily-traveled section of State Road 826 (Palmetto Expressway) trailing northbound from Miami Lakes Drive. As a community with numerous elevated expressways passing along its boundaries, the issue of how to address the...

  Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is hosting a Family Fishing Clinic at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, at the Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. Fishing experts will provide tips such as humane de-hooking methods and the proper catch and release techniques. Life jackets and fishing rods will be available. The event is free and open to the public. For more information or to pre-register, contact Special Events and...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School will be host its annual Spartan Golf Classic on Friday, April 4. The tournament will take place at the historical Country Club of Miami located at 6801 N.W. 186 Street. Registration begins at 10:30 a.m. Golfers will have unlimited use of the driving range, and lunch will be provided by Outback Steakhouse from 11 a.m to noon with a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. "Longest Drive" and "Closest to the...