On a recent weeknight,  four friends rode around the parking lots behind New Barn Road in Miami Lakes astride sleek black Wheels scooters while playing music from their respective cell phones.      “We’ve been having a blast,” Helen Santos, 18, of Miami Lakes said.       The electric rides became available for rent in town on Oct. 30 through the Wheels app,...

    The Town of Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is accepting applications from women ages 60 and above for the Ms. Senior Miami Lakes show.        It will be held in town on Feb. 13.      Competitors can demonstrate any kind of talent, whether reciting poetry, reading literature, singing, dancing or playing an instrument.      Applications may be obtained from...

      Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Firefighter Eduardo Baez recently recalled an unforgettable early morning incident on the Palmetto Expressway. It happened a few years ago on the overpass near Fire Station 1 in Miami Lakes where Baez was based.      It involved more than a dozen cars, an 18-wheeler across the median and collapsed light poles. People had to be rescued from the wrecks, he said.   ...

    Mark your calendars for  these events that are happening in Miami Lakes in December: Dec. 4   Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Miami Lakes Optimist Park Clubhouse, 6411 NW 162nd St., Miami Lakes. 7 p.m. Dec. 5  Mrs. Claus Book Reading. Town Hall, 6601 Main St., Miami Lakes. 1:30 p.m. Register at www.toml.eventbrite.com. Dec. 8  Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Miami...

        The Graham Companies and Main Street Merchants’ 36-year tradition of celebrating the holiday season by lighting up Main Street – where storefronts glowed, huge illuminated poinsettias hung from light posts and giant snowflakes dangled from the big oak tree, its branches wrapped in red lights -- drew repeat visitors and new fans, too.          Main Street was closed to...