Give Miami Day is coming up next week. It’s the annual event that invites people in South Florida to donate online to their favorite non-profits that are among the 1,100 organizations that participate. Last year 41,000 donors gave more than $32 million to such groups, according to The Miami Foundation, which hosts the 24-hour event on Nov. 16. There are many groups in and near Miami Lakes that donors may support and are close...

William G. Perez, Ret. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Chair, Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, Miami Lakes      “[Former President Dwight D.] Eisenhower,” William G. Perez said. “He was the epitome of the statesman senator, and he was a very humble person, but also he was one of those folks who recognized how foreign policies could be impacted by business interests. Him being a five-star...

     On Oct. 17 and Oct. 20, the Graham Companies sent two teams of employee volunteers to work on a home it sponsored for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami.  The volunteers installed baseboards, trimmed windows and landscaped the property around the mint green house in northwest Miami-Dade County. The highlight after two days of volunteering was the home dedication for new owner Antoinette and her son....

    Drivers who travel on Commerce Way and Oak Lane in Miami Lakes know how those streets flood after storms.     To alleviate the high water, the town is installing new drainage systems in Business Park West. Work was set to begin Nov. 1 along Commerce Way.      Road construction will continue on the streets marked in red in the map. It is scheduled to end in August 2024.     ...

      This month’s Do The Right Thing awards honored three students who attend schools in Miami Lakes. Miguel Barrios and Matthew Diaz of Miami Lakes Middle School and Jeremy “JJ” Matthews of Bob Graham Education Center are among students honored each month for making good decisions at their schools.       Do the Right Thing of Miami, Inc. and City of Miami Police recognized Miguel and...