The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has postponed its Great Strides Miami Lakes Walk.
It previously was scheduled for April 18 at Graham Park and may be scheduled for this autumn.

The foundation cited the coronavirus outbreak as the reason for the change.
The donation link will remain active. Go to www.fightcf.cff.org and look for the Miami Lakes event.

To welcome prospective fifth graders to Miami Lakes Middle School, students and staff hosted their very first color run. The purpose of the event held in February was to introduce future Warriors and their parents to the school, at 6425 Miami Lakeway North, as well as to its magnet program. Over 100 kids attended and they and their parents were part of the fun, the school said. Shown above, from left to right are: Jenel Romero, magnet lead...

The Mater Lakes Academy’s robotics team competed at the Robotics Tower Take Over on Feb. 29 at Florida International University. Their robots “Swedish Fish” placed 20th and “Jolly Ranchers” placed 23rd out of 60 competing teams at the South Florida High School VEX Regional Championship. Students from the school, at 17300 NW 87th Ave. in Miami Lakes, built their robots from scratch. The machines had to be able to pick up blocks and either...

Two brothers who attend Monsignor Edward Pace High School participated in the Senate Page Program for a week during the legislative session that just ended in Tallahassee. Christopher Sykes, a senior, and Corey Sykes, a sophomore, were part of the program in January and met with Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami, who recommended them to be pages. The brothers also met Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation; Sen. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton as well as...

For the Christian faithful, Easter is a celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The holiday follows the season of Lent: 40 days of fasting, sacrifice and prayer. This year, Easter falls on Sunday, April 12. And if our society remains ‘safer at home,’ it will be an Easter unlike any other, as social distancing practiced to prevent the spread of COVID-19 has led to the indefinite closing of churches. Instead of joining parishioners at...