The Miami-Dade County Public Schools VEX Robotics Virtual Programming Competition on Sept. 25th drew students from 36 elementary, middle and high schools.      The middle school kids teamed up to write 200 lines of code to direct the movements of a robot, said teacher Jessica Hernandez of the Miami Lakes K-8 Center.     Hernandez is the school’s robotics and computer science instructor.  Students...

      Gloria M. Garcia, 47, is an attorney in Miami Lakes who practices workers compensation law.  She lives in town with her husband and three children.  Garcia is also a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, where she says she advocates for laws that benefit cancer patients.  Q: Where are you from and what is your background? A: I was born in Cuba and moved to...

          JetStream Federal Credit Union is a 73-year-old non-profit, cooperative financial institution that has served members in Miami Lakes for more than two decades.           Among its member-owners are those who live, work, worship, attend school, or have a business or other legal entity in Miami-Dade County, according to the credit union’s website. Membership is also...

Miami Lakes homeowners who want to lease their properties as short-term vacation rentals may have to comply with a new town law. Officials have held workshops to hammer out an ordinance which the Planning and Zoning Board approved Oct. 5. It will go before the council at a future meeting. Planning and Zoning Board member Juan C. Fernandez said he has heard complaints from two residents about noise, illegal parking and trash at one such...

The Miami Lakes Veterans Parade, a 42-year tradition, is planned for Sunday, Nov. 7. The 2020 parade was a less festive event with fewer participants. Spectators were encouraged to distance themselves from each other, and a drone video of the march was livestreamed on the town website allowing folks to watch remotely. Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, organizers hope this year’s tribute to active and retired...