The Property Search Portal on the Town’s website: www.miamilakes-fl.gov/properties allows users to easily access data on zoning restrictions, consumer spending trends, traffic counts, and labor force statistics, which are key indicators for businesses when looking to relocate or expand. The application is designed to encourage economic development by making it easy to find the data and information needed when making business...

  Miami Lakes Veterans Committee announced the local businesses that have agreed to participate in the Veterans Job Fair scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 24, at  Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The Job Fair is open to veterans and businesses in Miami-Dade County and aims to support both past and present veterans with employment opportunities. Businesses that will be participating include...

  Miami Lakes residents can sign up for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, a free children’s reading program that mails a new book to the home of a new born up to 5 years old. Every child can have books of their very own, at no cost to the parents, thanks to the program. The key to proficiency in reading is to start early and begin reading to children the day their are born, according to the program. Additionally, the more...

  Shula’s Athletic Club is hosting “Workout for a Cause” to benefit the Message from Mari Foundation from 1 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 18. The Mari Foundation focuses on Ovarian Cancer Awareness for women and the importance of early detection of the disease. Shula’s will showcase its new cutting-edge Thrive Training Area. Thrive coaches will guide participants through a workout that was developed by...

  When Florida Governor Rick Scott picked Miami-Dade property appraiser Carlos Lopez-Cantera to be his lieutenant governor last year following Jennifer Carroll’s abrupt resignation, Pedro J. Garcia mulled running for the vacant position again during a special election. At the time, he was enjoying retirement with his wife, Amalia, as they sailed to Europe on a cruise ship and returned home to find themselves going shopping...