The Town of Miami Lakes and children’s learning group Snapology are offering two new STEAM programs for kids this fall. For eight weeks, kids ages 4 to 8 can learn engineering, robotics and beginner-friendly coding at the STEAM adventures program. Kids in the program will meet on Friday afternoons to work on problem solving using those skills. The STEAM Adventures program runs from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. from September 4 to...

This distinguished gentleman is Winston, owned by Jesus and Evelyn Garcia. The one-year-old miniature Schnauzer is described as high-energy, super loving and very affectionate. “He’s the highlight of my life,” Jesus Garcia said. It was his wife Evelyn who convinced Jesus to get Winston after the loss of Monty, their other miniature Schnauzer. Winston has helped Jesus with the loss of Monty and now looks forward...

Miami Lakers will soon get a chance to pick up free trees near the town thanks to an initiative from Miami-Dade County and TD Bank. The county recently received a $150,000 grant from the county to support its Urban Forestry Plan and Million Trees Miami initiative. As part of the initiative, several community tree and garden giveaways will take place around the county in the coming months. The first will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 4...

Waymo has been spotted on the streets of Miami Lakes. In late July, a Waymo was seen circling town center. The service, which is owned by Google, offers self-driving cars which provide rideshare services similar to Uber and Lyft. However this car was being driven, and not carrying passengers. Typically when Waymo goes to a new area, it first sends driver-operated cars to map and research. Waymo service began in Miami in January 2026 and...

The Town of Miami Lakes wrapped up Parks and Recreation Month by presenting a proclamation to its Parks and Recreation department. At the July 21 council meeting, Mayor Josh Dieguez presented a proclamation to the department to recognize them for their hard work. “As the mayor mentioned, our parks are unique to our community, our parks are extremely, extremely valuable to us,” Parks and Recreation Director Jeremy...