Residents in northwest Miami-Dade with underlying health conditions can participate in two free clinical studies in Miami Lakes the week of March 1. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia and Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid have partnered with Elixia, a South Florida research company. People age 18 and older may volunteer to test newly developed antibody treatments designed to fight or prevent the coronavirus. The mobile...

Are you a teen with a passion for disaster preparedness, helping others and being involved in your community? Do you have an aptitude for working on a team as well as leading others? If so, Uncle Sam wants you! The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is inviting teenagers from communities across the Southeast to apply for its National Youth Preparedness Council. The Council provides an opportunity for young leaders to share...

Acting on complaints about speeding in residential neighborhoods and along the main thoroughfares in Miami Lakes, police have stepped up efforts to catch lead-footed drivers. Nancy Rogers, chair of the Miami Lakes Safety Committee, said speeding has been a long-standing problem in town, including in her Loch Andrews community. “We called it the quarter-mile speedway because cars come speeding down the street like they are...

Military heroes with ties to Miami Lakes will be recognized by the town and its Veterans Committee, which are planning another display of banners that will be hung along Miami Lakes Drive. Relatives or friends may nominate an active duty service member, reservist, veteran or retired member of any military branch. Each banner will have the veteran’s name, photograph and details about their service in the annual project that is...

The Town of Miami Lakes and non-profit charity Loving Soles are partnering for their annual shoe drive, in honor of “National Shoe the World Day,” which happens on March 15. You can drop off gently worn footwear at the reception area in Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St., weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Shoes will be accepted from Feb. 12 through March 14. After a ceremony to recognize the donations on March 14...