On a beautiful cloudless day in Homestead, when most people would be enjoying bike-riding or visiting the beach, I was mentally preparing myself to jump out of a plane. What some consider the thrill of a lifetime and others would say is the paragon of fear was actually a proportionate mixture of both. The opportunity to jump with the U.S. Army’s parachute team, the Golden Knights, was one I couldn’t pass up. During the...

  The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has launched an investigation into the United States Postal Service’s refusal to grant Miami Lakes its own zip code, a major turning point in the Town’s decade-long campaign to break ties with the Postmaster of the City of Hialeah. Miami Lakes has been fighting for years to land an independent zip code to help lower car insurance rates...

  Miami Lakes is looking for professional artists in the town to serve as volunteers on a Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) for the design of the Town’s new Youth Center’s public art project. The PAC will be responsible for assisting the Town with the review and recommendation of applications submitted through the Miami-Dade County Art in Pubic Places Call to Artist process. The time commitment is estimated to be a few...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee and the Youth Activities Task Force are once again jointly hosting the 2nd annual Family Health and Fitness Fair on Saturday, March 19, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The inaugural event last year drew more than 500 people from Miami Lakes and surrounding areas to visit with more than 60 local businesses and learn about health, wellness and fitness. This year, the...

  Town of Miami Lakes, in partnership with PEAR and the YMCA, will be offering Spring Break Camps beginning the week of March 21. The camps will run Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., for children between the ages of 5 and 15 years old. Both organizations also offer after school care from 2 to 6 p.m. during the school year with transportation available. Spring Break Camp with PEAR will take place the new Youth Center at Miami Lakes...