Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will present its 1st Annual Home Improvement Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue, as part of Super Saturday at the Park. Attendees can turn their home from a fixer-upper to a dream home by taking the opportunity to check out numerous home improvement related businesses and organizations that will be exhibiting,...

Mater Lakes Academy has had seven graduating classes starting with the Class of 2010.  Many students usually graduate high school and run off to college to start their post-secondary education and move on to their professional careers, but Mater Lakes Academy has had the pleasure of having 14 alumni return and work for the school. “Mater Lakes was a tiny school in comparison to what it is today. One aspect I enjoyed the most was...

Town of Miami Lakes will officially kick off its new partnership with the SPIN Bike-Sharing Company at the Neighborhood Improvement Committee’s (NIC) 2018’s first Community Bike Ride at 9 a.m. on Saturday, January 20, starting at Miami Lakes Picnic Park East - Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. On this FREE SPIN Day, community bike ride attendees will get the chance to take free SPIN bike rides, as well as take advantage...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, in partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, will present their third seniors health workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The presenter will be Dr. Jeffrey Lin, a cardiologist board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and vascular ultrasound. He is also an active member of the Sports and Exercise...

The guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s first event of the new year is Mayor Manny Cid. Cid, 33, will discuss the town’s plans for 2018 and past accomplishments during the group’s monthly membership meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, starting at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 12 noon. Cid, an associate at Horizon Properties of Miami, was voted the town’s mayor in 2016, and...