This year’s Reindeer Run 5K attracted 500 runners to Business Park West in support of veterans causes. Judy Farcus Serra, chief financial officer for Headquarter Automotive Group and a member of the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, said the event raised just over $50,000. The committee is hoping to use the money for scholarships for the children of Miami Lakes veterans, she said.       The annual...

     The Miami Lakes Athletic Club presented The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative with a $500 check on Dec. 19.       Money for the donation was collected in October from athletes in Zumba and Pilates classes, spinning and other courses and at events held at the athletic club.       The annual donation helps local women who are uninsured get information about early...

     Mrs. Claus visited kids at the Main Street Players Theater on Dec. 9, when she performed her annual holiday book reading.       The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee and Education Advisory Board presented the sold-out event with Mrs. Claus, aka Sandy Hammer of All About Entertainment, Inc. The kids and their families sang Christmas carols and received cookies and a goodie bag...

      This holiday season, drivers cruised the curvy dark streets of the Lake Martha and Lake Adele neighborhoods in Miami Lakes and came upon inflatable characters, including lines of Santas, some standing 10 feet tall.      Columns of polar bears, gingerbread men, green and white Christmas trees, candy canes, nutcrackers and snowmen brightened the night on the southeast side of town.     ...

    The Town of Miami Lakes wants to remind residents of its municipal code for using garbage containers.     Trash and recycling bins may be placed in suitable, sturdy containers and “shall not be visible from any point on the front lot line, from a lake or golf course...”       Garbage and recyclables may be placed in the designated area in front of a residence no earlier than 4 p.m....