Are you a senior who has experienced a fall? Matter of Balance is here to help. Participants in the program will learn exercises to increase strength and balance in a small group setting for eight two-hour sessions, over a four week period. The workshops will take place from January 12 to February 4 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Space is limited and...

  Psychologist and journalist Dr. Susana Blanco, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership meeting, scheduled on Wednesday, January 13, at Shula’s Grand Ballroom inside Don Shula’s Hotel. Blanco earned her Master’s Degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Miami and her doctoral degree from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her...

  Cuban native Alexis Garcia recently competed his Run Across Cuba marathon, a 1,000-mile run from Punta de Maisi to Cabo de San Antonio in 35 days to help raise money to buy kids shoes in his poverty-stricken homeland. The Miami Lakes resident and physical education teacher at Miami Lakes K-8 Center raised money through the Dreamchaser Foundation, and parents dropped off more than 60 pair of sneakers at the school as part of the...

  More than 1,800 people participated in the first annual Breanna Vergara 5K on December 13 at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West commemorating the life of resident and avid dancer Breanna Vergara, 11, who fell unexpectedly to sudden cardiac arrest last year. Miami Lakes elected officials and their families participated in the run and presented the Vergara family with a proclamation proclaiming December 13 as Breanna Vergara Day. With...

  Town of Miami Lakes has been tracking and reporting performance measures as part of an ongoing effort to be accountable to residents. The 2014-15 Fourth Quarter performance reports includes; • Leisure Services section reported record high in summer camp participants. • Police Targeted Crimes were down significantly compared to last fiscal year. • Number of Building Inspections increased from last fiscal year by...