In 2009, soccer player and Miami Lakes resident Melony Poviones was excelling at the sport while at American Heritage High School as a two time state champion and Broward County Player of the Year.  Poviones has not slowed down since, having taken part in the Olympic Development Program and setting her sights on a Collegiate National Championship with the Bobcats of St. Thomas University.  Since joining the Bobcats in 2010,...

  Dennis Lyzniak from the Main Street Players theatre group was honored recently with the Remy Award for Outstanding Contributions to Community Theatre. He was recognized for his many and varied contributions to Main Street Players as a grant writer, children’s camp coordinator, technical director, producer, master carpenter, playhouse manager, and whatever other particular need the theatre has at any given moment. Lyzniak’s...

  Kids who want to play flag football for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club have two chances left to register on   Saturday, December 21, and Saturday, December 28, from 10 a.m. to noon in front of Miami Lakes Middle School, 6425 Miami Lakeway North.  Parents can also register their children online at www.miaflag.com. The registration fee is $100 for in-person registration and $110 to register online. The league is open to boys...

  Barbershops were once considered a hub for debates, public forum, and social interaction. George Betances, owner of the new Barber's Inc. barber shop in the Lake Katherine Shopping Center, hopes to revive the lost art and atmosphere from the barbershops of yore. "We are not just hairdressers or barbers. We're tonsorial artists," said Betances. Barber's Inc. offers a wide range of services including hot towel treatments, designs,...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. visited M-D Fire Station #1 in Miami Lakes on December 2 as part of his “Working for You” campaign. Bovo toured the facility with Chief Fire Officer Felipe Osaba, helped answer emergency calls, and joined firefighters in responding to several incidents, including a rolled over car on the Palmetto Expressway and a tragic shooting in the Opa-locka area. “After spending a...