The Miami Lakes Planning and Zoning Board approved an ordinance which prohibits overnight street parking for commercial vehicles within the town’s rights-of-way adjacent to residential neighborhoods, parks and government buildings, indicating they create hazardous conditions by blocking visibility for other motorists and encroach onto travel lanes and sidewalks.At last month’s Planning and Zoning hearing, the board gave its unanimous consent...

The seventh-grade students of the Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) participated in the Project Citizen District Competition on April 16 at St. Thomas University School of Law. The students' project called for the opening of primary elections to registered independent voters who are currently closed out from this critical process in the republic. The theme of their project is "No Taxation Without...

Jack McCall had such a huge impact on the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes that Town Council members granted him the ultimate honor.At the April 9 regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers sponsored legislation proposed by Mayor Manny Cid to rename the road leading to the Optimist Clubhouse after McCall, and name the 10U baseball field as Jack McCall Field.Cid said he received so many emails and phone calls from residents to honor McCall and the...

It’s a fact. There are over 30,000 Latinos suffering from Alzheimer’s in South Florida and this number will six-fold in the next 30 years.The Latino Center on Aging (LCA), in partnership with the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, will host an Alzheimer’s Conference in Spanish from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, to educate and inform the Spanish speaking Miami Lakes...

Several Miami Lakes citizens’ committees will be hosting several events during the rest of April.Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee has scheduled Lunch Bunch and Bingo on Wednesday, April 24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center. Seniors can socialize and make new friends while having fun and enjoying a free nutritious lunch.Reservations will be available on www.toml.eventbrite.com beginning at 8:30 a.m. on April...