Owners of 51 Miami Lakes businesses assembled in front of Town Hall on Dec. 21, to accept grants to help them with rent or revenues lost during the coronavirus pandemic. “At the end of a horrible, very difficult year, it’s a great day,” Town Manager Ed Pidermann said. The business owners agreed. “Words can’t express the gratitude that we feel,” said Alex Marban, who with his wife Yirka Marban own...

Children who were good this year had two opportunities to see Santa and Mrs. Claus in Miami Lakes. The couple, dressed in their finest red suits, appeared Dec. 19 at a Secret Santa Drive-thru hosted by charity Giving Gators at the campus of Ana G. Méndez University. Volunteers at five stops handed out goodies for families previously chosen by the organization. There was also a classic car display, with the autos bedecked with holiday...

The Town of Miami Lakes is celebrating two decades since incorporation as a municipality and has added “20 Years of Growing Beautifully” to its logo and town seal.      The new seal, which hangs above the council dais, was unveiled on Dec. 5 at town hall.       Future events to observe the anniversary are planned for throughout the year to mark milestones in the town’s...

Miami Lakes residents have an opportunity to grade the town government’s performance in numerous areas by answering a comprehensive survey that will also help leaders update the strategic plan, “Imagine Miami Lakes 2025.” Miami Lakes hired ETC Institute to measure community satisfaction about the town as a place to live, work, raise children and retire. The confidential survey, available in English or Spanish, also asks about the...

If you’ve ever wondered how much taxes are collected and how that money is put to use, the Town of Miami Lakes has launched Transparent Miami Lakes, a website that lists all sorts of financial documents. Visitors to the site will find lots of data to pour through, including the town’s budgets for revenues and expenses. You can even look through the municipality’s checkbook, and see how much a vendor has been paid over time. The site...