Parents can take advantage of a second school tax holiday through l Jan. 14.  The tax free holiday includes items such as clothing; footwear; certain accessories under $100 per item; school supplies under $50 per item; learning aids and jigsaw puzzels under $30 per item; personal computer, laptops, monitors and certain computer related accessorites with a sales price of $1,500 or less.  Computer items must be purchased...

     Sean Velez, an eighth grader at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes, will represent the school in the Florida All-State Middle School Honors Band.       The All-State Middle School Honors Band invites the best students from across the state to perform in January at the Florida Music Educators Association Convention in Tampa.        Sean is the principal clarinetist...

     The YMCA of South Florida will host a winter camp at Royal Oaks Park starting on Dec. 26.       Kids ages 5 to 12 can enjoy games, arts and crafts and other activities hosted by trained YMCA staff.       Each day, campers will need to bring lunch, a snack and water, and wear sneakers and have a change of clothes.       Camp days will be from 8 a.m. to 6...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.  Most events require preregistration. Homework Help & Tutoring  Sat, Dec. 16  10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Certified teachers meet students in grades K-12 for one-hour sessions for homework help and tutoring in reading, math and science. Free and funded in part by The Children’s Trust. For more information email tutoring@mdpls.org, call...

  Miami Lakes is a vibrant community with lots of news. Here are some of the big stories from 2023. Taxes       The town council set a historic property tax by choosing the rollback rate of $2.07 per $1,000 of a property’s taxable value.  The rate is among the lowest in Miami-Dade County and will generate the same tax revenue as in 2022-2023. Concerns that an austerity budget could mean no...