Town replaces playground equipment in four parks

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, May 14, 2026

     Miami Lakers love their parks. There are 100 of them, big and small, on land donated for the public by The Graham Companies.      During the first week of May, town officials unveiled improvements to four play spaces for kids that included stairs to climb and slides to ride down.      Old equipment was replaced with new structures and safety surfaces at Park 35, Big Cypress Drive at...

Ydalis Navarro earns master’s degree

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, May 14, 2026

      Residents who attend town functions will know Ydalis Navarro, Miami Lakes’ Marketing & Digital Services Specialist. She works at many of the special events and municipal meetings in Miami Lakes.       Navarro, 23, grew up in the area and currently lives in Pembroke Pines. She graduated April 25 from Florida International University after earning a Master of Science degree in...

Main Street Live! concert series presents Mantrap

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     The Mantrap band inspired their audience to dance and sing during their Main Street Live! show on April 17.      The performance, near the circle, was enjoyed by restaurant patrons, shoppers and strollers in the downtown neighborhood.       The show was part of a series of free monthly concerts that the Main Street Merchants, The Graham Companies and the town’s Cultural...

The Graham Companies to donate Par 3 golf course to the public

Sports By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     The Graham Companies has entered into an agreement with the Town of Miami Lakes that would require the developers to donate the Par 3 golf course to the public for a passive park within the next decade.       The golf course has five lakes on 33 acres. The parcel is shaped like an upside down F.       It is west of the Palmetto Expressway and Northwest 77th Avenue, between Miami Lakes...

Fernandez-Barquin warns of property deed fraud

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     Juan Fernandez-Barquin wants to make sure homeowners don’t become victims of deed thieves.       “Property fraud is ... a scheme where the fraudsters will file a forged deed,” said Fernandez-Barquin, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County.       The criminal will file fake documents that will list a new property owner, either an...
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