It is with great pride that we congratulate our Miami Lakes K-8 Center Teacher of the Year, Kristina Cala.! Cala is a phenomenal gifted teacher, has educated students for 12 years, and is a role model to others. She exhibits dedication and persistence in teaching students and giving them the fun learning environment they deserve. Her passion for teaching was inspired by her mother, Gladys Pineda, who is also an educator and played a...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will present its 1st Annual Home Improvement Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue, as part of Super Saturday at the Park. Attendees can turn their home from a fixer-upper to a dream home by taking the opportunity to check out numerous home improvement related businesses and organizations that will be exhibiting,...

As the Town of Miami Lakes ushered in a new year, residents reflected on the events that impacted their lives in 2017, and the great heroes who were lost as longtime Miami Lakes residents. These military veterans, church founders, community and philanthropy leaders and longtime contractors certainly had an impact on the lives of residents, who will forever keep their memory alive.   • Patricia “Pat” Culbertson Graham,...

Louis Edwin Pease of Hiawassee, Georgia, passed away peacefully on December 8 at his home. He was born on March 8, 1940 in Hialeah, the son of the late Everett Pease and the late Marie Ruth Geiger Pease. He received an undergraduate degree from Duke University, a Masters degree from John Hopkins University, and a PhD from Florida State University. He was a professor at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School for many years. Pease was...

Students, faculty and staff at Monsignor Edward Pace High School returned from the Thanksgiving holiday prepared to celebrate the Christmas season in a big way. In late November, the campus began setting up festive Christmas trees, garland and Nativity scenes as students took great pride in spreading holiday cheer across various events held both on and off campus. On December 8, the school celebrated a mass in celebration of the feast day of...