The Public Safety Committee and the Neighborhood Improvement Committee teamed up on April 18 to present Back to Nature.       During the event at the Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market the volunteers helped residents shred sensitive documents to prevent identity theft, according to Public Safety Committee Chair Carlos Andres.       Residents could recycle electronics, lightbulbs and...

     Carlos Andres said he was getting a lot of calls.       Residents were complaining to the chair of the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee, asking if there was anything that could be done to slow down drivers in town.     “It’s pretty bad,” Andres said. “A lot of Miami Lakers are speeding. It’s not just people from outside.”      The...

May 13 Miami Lakes Garden Club The monthly Bunco luncheon is on the second Wednesday of each month. Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 NW 82nd Ave. 12:30 p.m. – 3 p.m. Cost $6.00 to play includes buffet lunch, beverages and prizes. All are welcome.  May 14 Senior Bingo Luncheon Elderly Affairs Committee presents bingo, a meal and prizes. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Ages 60+. 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m....

     Miami Lakers who get on Florida’s Turnpike at Okeechobee Road now have another option.     The Florida Department of Transportation opened on April 21 a connection to the turnpike in Hialeah in far west Miami-Dade County.      Called the Northwest 170th Street Interchange, it features ribbons of new road beneath the turnpike that lead to ramps and either south to Homestead or north to...

     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...