At the January 14 Miami Lakes regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers took the following actions: • On second reading, councilmembers approved an ordinance to correct a situation where a zoning requirement to screen rooftop air conditioning equipment on townhouse properties inadvertently requires installation of a new roof or substantial roof alterations. Also on second reading, lawmakers approved a measure that would allow the...

  When we enter a store, we seem to be unconsciously grab a shopping cart. Sometimes we may stop and wipe down the handle with an anti-bacterial wipe and if you have a child, you put them in the cart, but for the most part, we just go ahead with our tasks without really thinking of the hazard we are pushing around. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, each year approximately 23,000 children are treated in hospital emergency...

  On Sunday, February 9, Miami Lakes will be providing free transportation to the 2014 National College Fair scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. at the Doubletree Miami Airport Hotel and Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue. The bus will leave Government Center, 6601 Main Street, at 11:30 a.m. Attendees will have the opportunity to meet one-on-one with representatives from over 200 colleges and universities to discuss admission and financial...

  The Education Fund, in conjunction with Miami-Dade Public Schools, will host an open house and teacher grant award reception on February 11 at 6713 Main Street in Miami Lakes. The open house is scheduled from 5 to 6:15 p.m., followed by the teacher grant and award reception from 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. Continuing with “For Excellence in Miami-Dade Public Schools,” teachers will be awarded cash grants to help them develop and...

  The Bandstand of Miami Lakes’ vocal group visited Heartland Health Care Center in early December to perform Christmas carols for the elderly. Pictured  with group director Jeannine Fuentes are (front, from left) Catalina Ferreira-Dias, Paris Interian, Isabella Enriquez, Hailey Avila, Nina Castro-Bosch, Jennifer Benitez, Amanda Alpizar, Jasmine Benitez, and Justine Padron; (back, from left) Mercedes Ferreira-Dias, Nathalie...