Miami Lakes will offer a free fishing clinic and contest in July at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The clinic will provide attendees with tips on proper catch and release techniques while the contest provides a competitively fun way to spend a summer Saturday with the family and an opportunity to win prizes for the largest fish and the most fish. All lifejackets, fishing poles and bait will be provided free of...

  Starting Friday, June 26, the Town’s Friday Board Game nights will now run from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. every other Friday through the summer months at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. A few new games also being introduced include Jumbo Checkers and Tic Tac Toe boards, Jumbo Dominoes, and Jumbo Jenga! Barefoot Board Gaming, sponsored by the Youth Activities Task Force, offers a friendly environment that encourages...

Miami Lakes resident Brent Edmundson was promoted to Lieutenant in March by the City of Miami Fire Department, he graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High and attended Florida State University. He graduated from Miami Dade College Fire Academy before joining the Miami department. He lives with his wife Raquel and son Gavin in Miami Lakes and his parents, Arnold and Nell Edmundson, are longtime residents of the town.

  Miami Lakes will host its 12th annual Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks Show on Saturday, July 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Headlining this year’s concert is the Old Skool Gang, a performance group inspired by Motown artists and like music. Paul Lewis, entertainment executive and former KC and the Sunshine Band member, teamed up with Darrick Gray, Craig “Silqe”...

  Motorists in the western fringes of Miami-Dade County can expect some delays due to the finishing touches for the N.W. 87 Avenue roadway expansion project from Miami Lakes Drives to N.W. 186 Street. The project includes widening the street from two to four lanes, along N.W. 87 Avenue from N.W. 162nd Street to Miami Gardens Drive. The roadway improvements include milling and resurfacing, a raised curbed median, sidewalks, curb and...