The Miami-Dade Department of Solid Waste Management offers residents free unused or lightly used home chemical products through its Chem Again program. It recently launched a real-time online dashboard that lets residents know what’s available at the county’s two centers.      Free products available might range from insect spray to fertilizer, spray paint to butane fluids.      For a full,...

Roberto Alonso has been reappointed to the Miami Dade College District Board of Trustees.      Alonso, who also represents Miami Lakes as the Miami-Dade School Board’s District 4 member, was reappointed by Governor Ron DeSantis. He was first appointed in 2020.      Alonso joined the school board in 2022. He also serves on the of the Miami-Dade County Planning Advisory Board and as President of the...

A massive renovation has been unveiled at Vista Funeral Home.      The 45-year-old funeral home’s first major renovation creates different kinds of spaces, some private and some communal, as well as modernized technology and hospitality. The work was initiated by Everstory Partners, Vista’s owners.       One of the country’s largest funeral home, cemetery and crematory companies,...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closed for renovation. Patrons may visit the branch in Palm Springs North at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes. Many classes require registration, call for information at 305-820-8564 or padronc@mdpls.org.      The branch is open 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday -Saturday and closed Sunday. It will also be closed July 3 -...

On June 16, the Town of Miami Lakes approved funding for its planned Optimist Park improvements. The council voted unanimously to move funds to its Optimist Park capital account to cover the cost of improvements to the park. The proposed $3.5 million will be used to fix what the town has deemed “critical infrastructure” without changing the layout of the park.      Improvements to the park would be...