Please check the town’s social media pages and Eventbrite pages for the most up-to-date information. Events are subject to change. To register for activities, visit toml.eventbrite.com.   Sept. 11 Arts for Autism fall fundraiser. A family-friendly fundraiser for the Arts for Autism program. Enjoy dancing, MyGym gymnastics and snacks. Also free resources for families. MyGym Miami Lakes, 6763 Main St. Minimum donation...

     The new Helping Hands column will focus on the town’s 12 volunteer committees and boards that promote various causes in Miami Lakes and help the town government serve the community.       Committee activities are funded by the town budget and by ticket sales from some events.       “All the events that you see in the town are because of the committees [and] the...

     Rob Waterfield is a part-time first tee starter at Miami Lakes Golf Club and on Aug. 16, he worked a rare morning shift.  He was struck by the “rosy dawn sky” that was reflected in a lake on the course and got out his iPhone.       “It was just the way the sky looked, then and there,” Waterfield said.      The waterway is between the #2 and #4 tee boxes,...

Denise Rodriguez Miami Lakes President, The Force Group mortgage company      “We will be in the Keys, boating, playing corn hole and spending time with friends and family,” Denise Rodriguez said.  “We have a house down there [in the] Key Largo, Islamorada area.”  David Martin Miami Lakes Mortgage Coordinator, The Force Group mortgage company   ...

      Drivers in Miami Lakes are experiencing more traffic and several cars have crashed near the Northwest 170th Street bridge after it opened Aug. 16.      “Obviously there’s more traffic because before, there was zero traffic coming off the bridge,” Miami-Dade Police Maj. Javier Ruiz said on Aug. 25. “But overall, we haven’t seen on our end too much of an...