At the June 6 Town Council meeting, council members gave their unanimous final approval to amend the town’s future land use map, plat and site plans, and rezoning plans to make way for a 220-unit age-restricted Senior Housing Village adult community along with an Assisted Living Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility in partnership with Miami Jewish Health Systems. Lawmakers gave The Graham Companies the green light to build the...

Haydee Sera, a past president of the Miami Lakes Bar Association, was recently recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by the Hispanic National Bar Association.Sera, an associate at the law firm of Weiss, Serota, and Bierman, was honored during the annual Corporate Counsel Conference at the InterContinental Miami.The three-day program included hundreds of attorneys, judges and law students and featured Continuing Legal Education panels on...

When Miami Lakes resident Ellica Quintero, age 11, served as Mayor for the Day, she was given an opportunity to propose a new Town event.The Youth Activities Task Force adopted her proposal and the Town’s first official Ice Cream Social event to celebrate National Ice Cream Month will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Quintero, a straight A student at Our Lady of...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host a Father’s Day Fishing Tournament from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.No experience is necessary and all equipment, including life jackets and fishing rods, will be provided. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission representatives will also be present to teach basic fishing techniques.Residents and their children...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will celebrate July as Lake Quality Awareness Month to raise awareness about the quality of town lakes, and to recognize the important role of the community in maintaining the lakes.Town residents do enjoy the 23 lakes, but it’s also important to protect them to serve the important function of absorbing rainfall and runoff to prevent flooding and providing homes for wildlife.Because...