The Swampshifters are a group of young and innovative students from freshmen to seniors representing Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s (BGSH) Robotic STEM Club. These students come from diversified cultural and ethnic backgrounds, possess a grade point average of 3.65, are in several advanced placement classes and actively participate two to three days a week in this club. Their quench for knowledge and educational growth is insatiable....

The offices of U.S. Senator Marco Rubio and Florida State Senator Manny Diaz Jr. are providing monthly constituent hours in Miami Lakes.
Marco Rubio’s office will be in the Mayor’s Conference Room at Town Hall, 6601Main Street, every 3rd Wednesday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Manny Diaz’s office will be in the Mayor’s Conference Room at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, every 2nd Thursday of the month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced the promotion of Vanessa Miranda to assistant vice president of Human Resources and Community Outreach.Miranda had been serving as Human Resources manager and began her career with JetStream in 2013 as the CDFI manager assisting with grants, community outreach and business lending.Under her direction, JetStream has won several CDFI grants totaling over $3 million to...

Angela Medina who currently resides in Miami Lakes was born and raised in Palm Springs North. While doing her masters she had the chance to work with children who have autism, she then stumbled upon the field of speech pathology.When she was finishing up her masters she was able to do a Ph.D program in Louisiana where she was able to do research and earn her certification in speech pathology. While in Louisiana her research was focused on...

State Senator Manny Diaz Jr., Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmember Josh Dieguez and Town Manager Edward Pidermann recently broke ground on the second phase of the town’s Canal Stabilization project which is located on the southern bank of the canal along N.W 170 Street between N.W. 78 Court and 85 Court.Diaz and House Speaker Jose Olivia (R-Miami Lakes) helped secure the funding for the project which was on the town’s top priority list...