It’s not a secret that Miami Lakers are passionate about their hometown, and a survey of residents found that many are happy to be living here. ETC Institute’s survey of 314 randomly chosen residents from all around Miami Lakes was taken to help town government plan for the community’s future needs. Results released in March found residents’ priorities for improvement were: Value received for tax dollars; traffic...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board is selling banners to recognize 2021 high school graduates. The banners will hang along Miami Lakes Drive for three months. The project is open to all town residents, and includes a student’s name, graduation photo and school. The cost is $105; the banners are 24 inches wide and 48 inches high. After the display, they will be taken down and given to families as a...

Three juniors from Monsignor Edward Pace High School won Aspirations in Computing Awards. The National Center for Women & Information Technology works to increase the participation of girls and women in computing. Pace students Diana Porras and Gabriela Cespedes won the organization’s 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. Exmiralda Bazile won the Rising Star, 2021 South Florida Affiliate Award. The juniors are part of Pace’s...

Loubensky Baine, 19, has won a Patti Grace Smith fellowship which gives him a $2,000 award and an internship with an aerospace firm. Baine graduated from Miami Lakes Educational Center and is a sophomore at the University of Central Florida. He is studying aerospace engineering and is one of 43 Black aerospace majors in the country to win the fellowship, the university said. “I am honored that the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship...

Gina Rose Montalto was a 14-year-old girl, one of 17 students and staff who were killed in 2018 during a shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Gina Rose’s death inspired her parents Jennifer and Anthony Montalto to become activists for safe schools. They also created the Gina Rose Montalto Memorial Foundation in honor of their daughter. The foundation is offering several scholarships, including...