Miami Lakes Eye Care Center, also known as the Laservision Eye Care Center, marks 25 years of serving the Miami Lakes community this year.  The center is a state of the art facility and was the original tenant of the Plaza Royal office building at 15600 N.W. 67 Avenue where they have been located for over two decades.  Co-owners of the facility, William Zambrano and Joseph Trentacoste, are leading ophthalmologists who have...

  The annual “Festival of Lights” on Main Street, now in its 29th consecutive year, is a family tradition among residents of Miami Lakes, and spreading to surrounding cities in South Florida. The event is scheduled along the two blocks of Downtown Miami Lakes on Saturday, November 30, starting at 6 p.m. The event is free and features three stages and entertainment through 10 p.m. On the Center Stage, Radio Disney will be...

Officials from Miami Lakes and Miami-Dade County broke ground to start construction on the long-awaited Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 64 to help achieve a faster response time for emergencies on the west side of town.Through a partnership between the state, county and town, the facility is ready to be built, and the officials gathered at the event expressed special thanks to former Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso, who discovered the...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 15. The Double-Nine tournament, sponsored by Ambert Medical Care Center, will be held at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.“South Florida has a rich history of some of the best domino games in the world,” said Vice Mayor Manny Cid. “From Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park) in Shenandoah, and now Miami Lakes,...

Hundreds of children and families visited the Blockbuster Halloween Haunted House event on Halloween night.The free event, hosted by Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force, took place at the former Blockbuster Video location in the Cypress Village Shopping Center. The Graham Companies donated the location and over 60 local middle and high school volunteers offered their service to help design and produce the frightful Haunted...