The Town of Miami Lakes and the Veterans Committee will recognize and pay tribute to Miami Lakes’ military heroes for their sacrifice. Thanks to project sponsor Miami Lakes Automall, family members and loved ones may now nominate an active duty service member, reservist, veteran, or retired member from any branch of the military to be honored with a street banner with the individual’s name and photo. To qualify, honorees must be a Miami Lakes...

Mayor Manny Cid and the Miami Lakes Town Council proclaimed April as Autism Awareness Month during the April regular council meeting. Pictured (from left) Councilmember Luis Collazo, Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Jose Dieguez, Carlos O. Alvarez, Marilyn Ruano and Jeffrey Rodriguez, Cid, Silvia Gil of UMNSU-CARD, and Special Needs Advisory Board members Lisbeth Coto, Yesse Leyra and Vivian Levy.

As of April 19, the Miami Lakes Connect mobile app is now available for iOS and Android users.Powered by SeeClickFix, Miami Lakes Connect allows residents to submit quality of life concerns on the Town of Miami Lakes website, mobile applications (iPhone, Android), call center, and Facebook.When submitting requests, residents can provide locational, descriptive and photographic information for the issue in real time. The platform provides town...

All landscape maintenance vendors at Town of Miami Lakes park properties, right of ways, medians, cul de sacs and landscape areas are no longer utilizing products containing glyphosate as of April 1, according to a news release from the town.An initiative proposed by Councilmember Jeffrey Rodriguez to restrict the use of this product due to the evidence about the dangerous exposure to glyphosate-based herbicides was discussed at the December...

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during April:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” (PG); “Mona,” (PG); “Kung Fu Panda” (PG); “Max” (PG) and “Ralph Breaks the Internet” (PG). Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m....