The Graham Companies will host a workshop on Aug. 28 at Miami Lakes Town Hall to present its newest development: Lakeside Village, a multifamily rental community that it plans to build on the banks of Graham Dairy Lake. The apartments to be built were originally part of a proposed senior village planned for that site, along Oak Lane at Northwest 146th Street.   After many years of hard work and significant financial investment, the...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and its Elderly Affairs Committee presented an information session about voting at town hall on Aug. 8. Staff from the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office gave away hats and bags to promote voting, and provided information about deadlines to register to vote, how to vote-by-mail and how to submit a ballot, as well as file ballots for immediate family members.      Staff from the...

It’s the rainy season, and recent heavy downpours flooded town streets with excess water that rose toward front doors.  The Town of Miami Lakes is offering teenagers an opportunity to earn community service hours by making sandbags to help protect properties. Kids can volunteer at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Contact John Paul Yanes, at yanesj@miamilakes-fl.gov.       The sandbags are free to...

A troubled intersection in the heart of Miami Lakes has new barriers to protect residents from out-of-control vehicles.       Several crashes have crumbled the walls that surround the Loch Isle community at the northwest corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Miami Lakeway North.        In June, the Town of Miami Lakes completed installation of 15 green bollards that wrap around the...

Drivers using Miami Lakes Drive may have noticed workers installing new traffic lights at the intersection of Northwest 79th Court.       The work was nearing completion in early August, with the lights installed and new street signs for Bob Graham Parkway.       The traffic lights will help courteous drivers who get cut off near the intersection by commuters destined for Bob Graham Education...