Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is seeking nominations for its 2019 Women of Distinction Awards luncheon in honor of Women’s History Month.The nomination applications may be found at http://bit.ly/2019WomenDistinctionNomination and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 19.The award categories include:• Arts - A woman who has contributed to the cultural life of the community through theatre, dance, music, art, or literature.•...

Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame committee announced its second call for Hall of Fame Inductee nominations. The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame, an initiative of Mayor Manny Cid and supported by the Town Council, is located inside the Optimist Park Clubhouse at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.Past classes of inductees have included former Miami Dolphins coaches, professional football and baseball players, standout high school...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) has scheduled several events for seniors during February.Tuesday, February 12 – A Mount Sinai Wellness Workshop will be presented at 11 a.m. at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The presenter will be Dr. Veronica Rodriguez, Cardiologist.A light lunch will be served courtesy of Mount Sinai Medical Center.Wednesday, February 13 – Seniors are invited to a Valentine’s Day Social. Time to wear red, white and...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School seniors Qiana Pierre and David Barbier Jr. were selected as the first-ever Posse Scholar Foundation recipients from the school.The two students received fully paid academic scholarships for all four years in college.Pierre will be attending Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, while Barbier is headed to Syracuse University in New York.The Posse Scholar Foundation partners with college and universities and...

Following confusion over the role of a town manager selection committee and the hiring process that led to some candidates to drop out of the running for the position, a Miami Lakes councilmember is pushing for some changes.Councilmember Josh Dieguez proposed to rename the committee the Miami Lakes Town Manager Selection Advisory Committee and amend the criteria for picking future candidates.Though his colleagues approved of the name change,...