Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee will host the 15th Annual Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks Show beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The fun-filled event designed for the whole family will feature live entertainment, food trucks, and more, followed by a spectacular fireworks presentation. Sponsored by The Graham Companies, Main Street Children’s Dentistry and...

  The new Miami Lakes council should pick the next town manager and the city may hire a professional recruiter to assist a committee tasked with recommending candidates for the job, as council members hope to get someone on board to run the day-to-day operations by January. At their June 5 regular meeting, council members learned that the Miami Lakes Town Manager Selection Committee was proposing suggestions of their own for the...

  Main Street Players (MSP) presents Five Women Wearing The Same Dress, the next show being produced at the Main Street Playhouse. The comedy was written by Alan Ball, who is best known for writing the film “American Beauty,” as well as being the creator, writer and executive producer of HBO drama series “Six Feet Under’”and “True Blood.” During an ostentatious wedding reception, five reluctant,...

  A foreclosed home in Miami Lakes operating as a drug treatment center has heightened the concerns of residents living in the same neighborhood as drug addicts. A group of residents turned to council members for help, as they fear for their lives while recovering substance abuse patients were allegedly prowling around on their properties and searching the cars for money and expensive merchandise. The neighbors also claimed alleged drug...

  Panic sets in for everybody during hurricane season in Florida and the Caribbean. Lines for gas curve around the block, causing people to get frustrated. At home goods stores, people flood in to buy a generator last minute. Once those are gone, hustlers price gauge them and sell them to desperate customers at triple the price.  During the storm, the generator can get damaged from rain outside or even run out of gas. Sun...