Town council members and state Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr., R-Palm Springs North, toured area schools in September to celebrate state ratings achieved during the 2018-2019 school year.
Officials visited Miami Lakes K-8 Center; Miami Lakes Educational Center; Barbara Goleman Senior High; Bob Graham Education Center and Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High.

Photos: School Board of Miami-Dade County, courtesy.

The 22nd Annual Pumpkin Patch -- with pumpkins and baked goods for sale, and entertainment for kids -- continues at the Miami Lakes United Methodist Church through Halloween.There are plenty of photo opportunities at the patch. It is open daily from 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.The church is at 14800 NW 67th Ave.Visitors can pay $3 Mondays through Thursdays, and on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, admission is $5.A ticket includes a $2 coupon toward the...

Miami LakesBranch Library6699 Windmill Gate Rd., Miami Lakes, Fla. 33014305-822-6520For Children and FamiliesCrafty Little FingersTuesdays, Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29, 11 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Join us as we make a variety of craft projects, all while supplies last. No registration is needed.STEM SaturdaySaturday, Oct. 5, 10 a.m. – Noon. Ages 5-15. Fun, hands on activities with FIU undergraduate and medical students who will discuss the digestive...

Pancakes may be the fuel for champions and good sportsmanship at Barbara Goleman Senior High.Several Goleman players gathered at an IHOP on Sept. 25 to share breakfast with their archrivals from Hialeah Gardens Senior High.The purpose of the meal was to foster mutual respect among the players, according to the school’s Facebook page.For those who might have thought it could never happen, the meal was recorded in a photograph taken at the...

With five East Coast Conference titles under his belt, an alumnus from St. Thomas University was brought home from New York to coach the Bobcats’ cross country team, a favorite to win the Sun Conference this year.Lorne Marcus, who graduated from the Miami Gardens school in 2005 and earned a law degree from its law school in 2008, took over St. Thomas’ second-year program.Marcus, 40, previously was on the coaching team at Division II St....