Miami Lakes lost some prominent residents who made great contributions to the community through business, education, sports, entrepreneurship and activism.Alan Robert Wilson, a 27-year resident of Miami Lakes died on February 1. He as 71 years old.Wilson was a retired engineer, who spend many years traveling around the U.S. and South America. He was an avid sailor, licensed U.S. Coast Guard captain and cooking enthusiast.Jim Kiely, a...

A year long search for a new town manager for Miami Lakes has concluded, as a local resident was chosen over a selection committee’s top choice for the job. The Miami Lakes Town Council tapped Edward Pidermann, an assistant chief of management service for Broward County’s fire department, over the front runner, Ana Garcia, a city manager for North Miami Beach following resident’s pleas that a town resident should be given...

Pace High School’s cheerleading team recently captured the Florida Cheer and Dance Association championship qualifying the team to compete in a series of events to determine if they will compete in the National Championship in April at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. The Spartans took home first place in most of the cheerleading and dance events during the state championship at Palm Beach Central High School in Wellington. They...

The Main Street Players will open Superior Donuts to enthusiastic audiences on January 3 at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street.From Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts, ihe show was originally scheduled to run September 28 through October 21, but had to be rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances.Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black...

Hilarious comedian and Miami Lakes resident Rich Purpura will bring magic and non-stop laughs back to the Main Street Playhouse on December 29 and 31, following his successful show from November 17.Purpura has been leaving crowds howling with laughter for years, as evidenced by his many friends who were in the audience to lend their support, some of which came from out of town. Quite a few audience members had never seen him before, and good...