Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers recognized several community members for their accomplishments and community support. Councilmember Tim Daubert, on behalf of the Council, recognized Purple Heart medal recipients in the Town which has been proclaimed one of three communities in Miami-Dade County as a Purple Heart Community. May 28 was proclaimed to be Purple Heart Day in the Town and Daubert announced there will be dedicated parking...

  Miami Lakes announced the official launch of the I Heart Miami Lakes online store at www.CafePress.com/IHeartMiamiLakes featuring Town-branded merchandise. This will help the Town establish its unique identify, develop brand equity, and create a sense of community among citizens. Even though this is an online store where Town’s branded merchandise will be sold, cafepress.com will be managing all logistical and fulfillment of...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during June: For Children and Families: Engineering an Egg Drop – Discover the wonders of engineering and physics as participants team up with others to build an “egg craft.” This free-falling vessel will protect a special egg that tracks gravity, mass, density and other properties of physics. Presented by the Patricia and...

  Miami Lakes residents can now register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library online. The Imagination Library is a gifting program for children from birth to age five. Each month, the Library will mail free high-quality and age-appropriate books to the home. Every child will have books of their very own, at no cost to the parents or caregivers, thanks to the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board and Dolly Parton. The key to...

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) welcomed back 54 years of Spartan alumni to their alma mater on Saturday, June 2 for their first-annual Alumni Prom. A total of 200 attendees arrived to a red carpet treatment for a Hollywood-themed evening in the school’s beautifully transformed Spartan Center. Among the glow of red and amber lights, guests were treated to a night of amazing food, cocktails and dancing.  The purpose...