Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs are available for the public during March: For Children and Families: Reading Ready Toddler Storytime - Stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their care givers at 11 a.m. on Thursdays, March 19 and 26. 10-minute LEGO Challenge - Use imagination to complete Lego challenges. Can you design a structure in 10 minutes? Visit the library and compete. The crowd favorite...
  Miami Lakes Garden Club marked its 50th anniversary on March 7 during with a dinner celebration at Italy Today on Main Street. The club was founded in 1965, one of the first to be created in the fledgling Miami Lakes community which opened in 1962. Members of the Garden Club have completed many projects in and around Miami Lakes over the years, including tree plantings, butterfly gardens, school projects and landscaping projects. They...
  The Graham Companies and Senator Bob and Adele Graham presented a combined contribution of $2,500 to the Bobcat Law Society of Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) to help the students meet their fundraising goals to attend the “We the People” national competition. The students, all members of BGEC’s Civic Engagement Academy (CEA), were named State Champions at the recent Florida competition. They now move on to...

Bald Eagle nesting pair halts 87th Avenue project

Community Thursday, March 19, 2015

  Miami-Dade County’s Northwest 87th Avenue expansion and roadway improvement project has been delayed after construction workers spotted two American Bald Eagles and a nest in a tree located near the unincorporated community of Palm Springs North at approximately N.W. 181 Street. The county’s Public Works Department informed Vice Chair of the Miami-Dade Commission Esteban Bovo, Jr. that workers were forced to stop the work...

Movies in the Park March 27

Community Thursday, March 19, 2015

 

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force continues the free Movies in the Park series featuring blockbuster films every other Friday evening through March. Showtime is 8 p.m. at Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Attendees are encouraged to bring their appetites as there will be a variety of food trucks on site. The final Movies in the Park feature is “Finding Nemo” on Friday, March 27.
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