There is a new opportunity to serve veterans in Miami Lakes: The American Legion Post 144 Auxiliary. Members will visit the Miami VA Medical Center, sell poppy flowers to raise funds for activities, volunteer with the American Legion and mentor girls, President Jill Cavanaugh Green said. Currently there are 16 adult members and two junior members who are teenagers. Cavanaugh Green is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where she served as a...

Athletic fields at Royal Oaks Park and Miami Lakes Optimist Park are closed through Aug. 10 for annual maintenance. The parks will remain open and visitors can use the area north of the basketball courts at Optimist Park or the perimeter berm. One field may be left open on a rotating basis. At Royal Oaks Park, available areas are the open play field, green space east of the open play field, the green space east of the picnic shelters...

The cow sculptures installed around Miami Lakes are art in public spaces and a tribute to the town’s agrarian past. Now Miami Lakes is presenting a new display, the Little Free Art Gallery. At the request of former Mayor Manny Cid in 2024, it is modeled after the 11 Little Free Libraries in Miami Lakes that allow books to be exchanged for free. The art gallery holds drawings created by children, who want to share their work with the...

What is the secret to a long life? Ask Pablo Robles and he’ll tell you it’s all about eating well and not drinking alcohol or smoking.     And if the example of how he lives his life is another clue, it’s to remain active and give time to others who need help. Miami Lakes resident Robles, 100, celebrated his milestone birthday on June 13 at Dr. Von D. Mizell-Eula Johnson State Park in Dania Beach,...

The Town of Miami Lakes is preparing to spend an estimated $3.5 million for improvements to the dated Optimist Park. The plans will modernize “critical infrastructure” while keeping existing layout of ball fields, according to a memo by Town Manager Edward Pidermann which the council discussed during the May 19 town meeting. Work could begin as soon as this summer, after negotiations with the Miami-Dade County School Board...