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...

Just 10 people joined Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio in Miami Lakes for a second public meeting about the rising costs of property insurance.       Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, hosted Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky on Aug. 1 at town hall. Yaworsky leads the state agency that sets the rates and addressed attendees who included Vice Mayor Tony Fernandez and Councilman Ray Garcia.       Yaworsky’s...

After oath-taking in November, Miami Lakes will have two new council members:  Juan Carlos "J.C." Fernandez and Steven Herzberg. The new politicians won their first seats on the dais after no one opposed them during the town’s election qualifying period that ended at noon on Aug. 7. “I’m feeling a little surprised, it’s not the way I expected it, but it’s a win,” said Herzberg, 34, an...

The South Florida ABA Center celebrated its opening in Business Park West with a ribbon cutting on July 15. The Miami Lakes business provides early intervention therapy services for people with autism spectrum disorder and their loved ones.       “I am hoping to support families in need, with special needs children, so we can go ahead together and raise these children like a village,” owner Christina...

     The Town of Miami Lakes received about $5,000 as its share in the massive settlements paid by some opioid manufacturers and distributors to state governments.      A portion of the money will be used in an awareness campaign to prevent misuse of the prescription medications, Communications Director Clarisell De Cardenas told the town council on July 9.      The town will also spend money...