If you are taking a staycation this summer, Miami Lakes is a fun place to enjoy time off from work. The town offers lots of free or cheap activities. Here are just a few: Compete on municipal tennis and pickleball courts at Optimist Park ... Search for cow statues around town, an art project that pays tribute to Miami Lakes’ history as a dairy farm (hint: look for nine brightly painted bovines) ... Drop a line in the town’s free...

Taryn Lovely Chef and Assistant Manager BJ Hibachi Cuisine Food Truck Miami Gardens “My first time seeing [my son] play in the band at the football game,” Taryn Lovely said.  “Just to see him, how he handled those drums.” Bryan Morera Attorney Vice Mayor Town of Miami Lakes Miami Lakes “Being part of the high school baseball team and getting the opportunity to see my friends...

Madeleine and Juan Carlos Gonzalez never expected to have pets because they were raising two children and like to travel.      But when a stray mama cat decided their backyard was a good place to bear her kittens, Tigger Garfield joined the family in 2007, followed by Celia a year later. The litters stopped after the couple took the mama cat to be spayed.      “We never knew we were cat people until...

It was a very hot week in northeastern Georgia for Scout Troop 566 of Miami Lakes and their parents. They spent a week this summer among 400 scouts from around the country at Camp Rainey Mountain, Scoutmaster Sean Schwinghammer said. The troop slept outdoors, cooked over open fires and went white water rafting in the Ocoee River. While the adults took leadership classes, the kids made new friends. Shown in the front row: Cesar Hernandez;...

National Night Out in Miami Lakes included a meet and greet with local patrol deputies as well as a four-mile bicycle ride led by Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez. Riders followed a route from Veterans Park through neighborhoods just west of the park.       Stormy weather may have kept many visitors away. The food trucks  - Helados Dado; BJ Hibachi Cuisine; 2 Amigos Rolling Loud and Che Grill -...