Residents are invited to meet officials with the Greater Miami Expressway Authority on Jan. 8 about the partial interchange proposed for Gratigny Parkway at Northwest 67 Avenue. This informal workshop will allow the public to review the proposed alternatives. There will not be a formal presentation, but members of the project study team will be in attendance to hear feedback and answer questions. The information...

Jan. 6, Jan. 20  Miami Lakes Toastmasters Club Online meetings held the first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m.  – 8:30 p.m. First visit is free, six-month membership costs $60. Go to Miamilakes.ToastmastersClubs.org Jan. 8 Senior Bingo Luncheon Elderly Affairs Committee presents bingo, a meal and prizes. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Ages 60+. 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free. Registration...

    The 2025 Miami Lakes employee of the year is Accounts Payable Specialist Gabriella Escobar.       “I’m very honored,” Escobar, 25, said. “It’s a privilege to be working for the town and I’m very surprised that I was recognized as Employee of the Year.”      She was a part-time employee in Oct. 2022 when she began working for the town as the...

     Terry Murphy had several reasons to ride his Surly Disc Trucker bicycle 2,104 miles alone across six states and two Canadian provinces.      For one thing, his 32-year career in public service in Miami-Dade County was coming to an end.       “I didn’t want to enter retirement by buying a recliner,” Murphy, 68, of Miami Lakes said. “I wanted to go into...

Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann has appointed Lt. Eddy Ulloa as the new commander of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s District in town. “With the support of our residents, the town council, the sheriff, the men and women of the Miami Lakes MDSO District and the entire staff of Miami Lakes, I am sure that Lt. Ulloa’s tenure as major will be a complete success,” Pidermann said in an email released...