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...

The hospitality industry is no easy gig. You need to keep up with guests’ and clients’ many wants and needs.      One way to do that is by making sure the people doing the work also feel happy and well looked after.   Graham Hospitality - the Graham Companies entity that includes Miami Lakes Hotel, Miami Lakes Golf Club and Miami Lakes Athletic Club - won best employee relations at the 30th Annual Inn...

If you live on the west side of Miami Lakes, you may have seen Margot walking in Business Park West.      Margot the pitbull is owned by Ileana Gibson.      Margot, who is estimated to be around five or six, was found three years ago by Gibson.      “I had lost my two American bulldogs … a year had passed and I wanted to find a dog,” Gibson said.     ...

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce held its third annual charity golf tournament at the Miami Springs Golf & Country Club. Twenty-one teams participated in the tournament. Money raised will benefit the chamber’s scholarship fund for students who attend Miami Dade College and Ana G. Mendez University, as well as students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School. Participating team the ARC of South Florida donated an additional...

Anglers young and old gathered on the shores of Graham Dairy Lake on June 20 to celebrate Father’s Day.      The Father’s Day Fishing Tournament presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee drew a crowd that included plenty of dads, grandfathers and kids.      Anglers received prizes for their efforts during the friendly catch-and-release competition. The competition drew the attention of the...