The Breanna Vergara Foundation, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, the Town of Miami Lakes and the Optimist Club will offer free youth EKG screenings on Saturday, April 2 at the Optimist Park Clubhouse.       The foundation -- which encourages parents to get echocardiograms for their children in an effort to prevent sudden cardiac arrest -- was begun following the death of Breanna Vergara at age 11...

     The Mock Trial Team at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes came in second out of 14 schools in Miami Dade County Public Schools’ district contest this year, the second year in a row that they won 2nd place, Teacher Ana Soto-Gonzalez said.  The students argued both sides of a civil case about water pollution caused by fertilizer runoff. Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez, who is also an...

       Say hello to Dart!        Dart is a 4-year-old Goldendoodle owned by Jennifer and Zach Exposito of Miami Lakes.        “He’s my baby,” Jennifer Exposito said. “He gets a lot of attention.”         Dart “is a good sailor. He loves to go in the boat with us,” she said.  The pup has even cruised with...

     Ladies are asked to wear their finest hats to the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes’ Kentucky Derby Casino Gala scheduled for May 7 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.      The event will benefit Lotus House, the Women's Breast & Heart Initiative and the club’s efforts to end violence against women.      Tickets are $125. Guests will enjoy live casino games – craps,...