The Orange Bowl Committee last week kicked off the Orange Bowl Ice Cream Truck tour at its Miami Lakes office 14360 N.W. 77 Court. The truck will visit local communities throughout South Florida and hand out free ice cream in an effort to keep things “cool” during the Florida Fall. At each stop, the Ice Cream Truck offers free creamsicles and the chance to meet Obie, the Orange Bowl mascot. The Orange Bowl is a 363-member,...

  Miami Lakes, in partnership with PEAR, will be offering after school care scheduled to begin upon completion next month of the new Youth Center at Miami Lakes East Park, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive east. The Program in Education, Afterschool & Resiliency (PEAR) is an innovative wellness-based curriculum that educates and equips participants for wellness success and includes activities in the area of Fitness Fun, Team Training, Sports...

  The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes is currently accepting vendors for its Annual Fall Flea Market scheduled for November 7. Vendors, large and small, are invited to participate in this annual event. Take advantage of this opportunity to clean out garages and closets and turn treasures, hobbies, and home business items into cash. The annual event will be held Saturday, November 7, rain or shine, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The flea market will be...

 

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Miami Lakes Government Center was illuminated in pink lighting and councilmembers and town staff wore pink at the October 6 Town Council meeting.

  The Miami Lakes Town Council adopted a transportation improvement plan to incorporate the proposal into the town’s new Strategic Plan, as town officials are scrambling for solutions for the traffic problems on the town’s busiest roadways.At the October 6 regular meeting, council members approved a resolution for the improvement plan that the town, county and state brain trust assembled at the Transportation Summit held in...