This Thursday, April 22, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Special Needs Advisory Board is partnering with Florida International University’s Mindfulness Research Lab to bring parents a virtual workshop. During the workshop, parents will be taught techniques for relaxation and gentle stretching.  The virtual workshop will begin at 6 p.m. and it will happen live through the town’s Facebook, YouTube and Vimeo...

April is World Autism Month, and the Town of Miami Lakes has programs and facilities available all year round to help people with special needs. “Miami Lakes has embraced the all-inclusive town model and many of these centers have gravitated toward us,” said Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marylin Ruano. “They are choosing Miami Lakes as their home and we welcome them with open arms.” An estimated 1 in 54 children is on...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board is selling banners to recognize 2021 high school graduates. The banners will hang along Miami Lakes Drive for three months. The project is open to all town residents, and includes a student’s name, graduation photo and school. The cost is $105; the banners are 24 inches wide and 48 inches high. After the display, they will be taken down and given to families as a...

Denis Brenes and Daylin Garcia of the Giving Gators charitable organization and
Brenda Palacios, district outreach liaison for Miami-Dade County Public Schools
Project UP-START, shown above in March in a photo shared by Daylin Garcia.
To celebrate National Random Acts of Kindness Day, Giving Gators collected a pickup full of toiletries and non-perishable foods for Project UP-START’s Pantry, to serve families in areas near Miami Lakes...

Miami Lakes Councilman Josh Dieguez shows off his vaccination record after receiving the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19. Dieguez called the process on April 5 at Miami Dade College’s North Campus “easy, with no hassles. I’m glad I did it because it gives me peace of mind as someone who is often out in the community meeting many different people,” Dieguez said. “And also because I wanted to do...