At the January 17 regular meeting, Council members approved The Graham Companies’ preliminary plat application, consistent with the approved site plan for the completion of Town Center and consistent with the Town Center Zoning District unanimously adopted by the Council on September 1, 2015. The project includes ground floor retail on Main Street with six floors of residential above, another five story residential building,...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting the 3rd annual Family Health and Fitness Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.This year’s fair is sponsored in part by Palmetto General Hospital and the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and will be held in conjunction with “Super Saturday at the Park.”Last year’s event drew over 500 attendees to the...

To its residents, Miami Lakes is widely recognized as a welcoming community with “extraordinary beauty” where state of the art planning concepts create vibrant hubs that are safe and friendly to all people. And that’s the town’s vision for the next nine years, as town officials and residents established their goals and objectives for Miami Lakes’ Strategic Plan during a workshop last month at Miami Lakes Town...

On Friday, February 3, the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, opens Real Women Have Curves, Main Street Players’ first professional production.The cast and production staff have worked tirelessly to bring this show to the stage, learning lines, refining their Mexican accents, building and decorating the set, and everything else that is necessary to give the show authenticity. Rehearsals began in early January, but...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee continues its 11th annual Senior Games Series with a Canasta Tournament at noon on Friday, February 17, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Future games include:Track and Field events on April 1 (registration required); Bridge Tournament on June 5, and a Basketball Game on August 26.Senior Games participants receive a snazzy t-shirt and medals are awarded to winners in each age division...