Join Miami Lakes Congregational at 6 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, as the Old Dogs Band will be performing live. The band fuses old and new school sounds with an eclectic blend of Blues and Rock ‘N Roll music. Donation is $15 at the door.

The nonprofit Giving Gators, Miami Lakes councilmembers, Miami-Dade County Public School officials and sponsors joined forces to bring in the spirit of the holidays to local schools. Giving Gators collected Wish Lists from students in grades Pre-K to 12 who were asking to receive much needed articles including laptops, bicycles, and sneakers. With the assistance of the community, and local business sponsors, the effort was able to raise over...

To ensure a safe learning environment and violent-free learning place, the Miami-Dade County School Board adopted a newly-revised Code of Student Conduct (COSC), which is aligned to recent local, state, and federal mandates with an emphasis on promoting a safe learning environment to ensure academic success.The COSC sets the standards of conduct expected of students in a purposeful safe learning environment in which the principles of care,...

Before joining the ranks of the fire department, Edward Pidermann was a certified mortician, conducting the preparation of a deceased person for funeral and burial arrangements.“I found it not to be inspirational,” Pidermann quipped. “I made a career change and with the help of a friend, I spent 30 years as a Miami firefighter.”Pidermann’s three decade public service career meticulously prepared him for his new role as the new town manager...

When Andrea Graham-Rechichi’s great-grandfather went to his father and said, “Dad, don’t sell the land, let’s develop it,” he had a vision for what Miami Lakes could be. Three generations later, Graham-Rechichi is working to maintain that dream, to “carry out a legacy,” continue building a town that feels like home.“My grandfather, made this company a community. I have watched this community around me develop throughout the years, and the...