Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during March:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are “Christopher Robin,” “Teen Titans Go to the Movies,” “Darby O’Gill and the Little People,” and “Secret Life of Pets.” Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3 p.m....

St. Thomas University student Brandon Keller recently did an internship at The White House during his fall semester. Keller got the oppurtunity by committing himself to public service extensively. He first started by interning with the U.S. Treasury Department in Miami, becoming student president, interning for Senator Marco Rubio and volunteering to help struggling students at Carol City Middle School. The experience made Keller want to...

The Miami Lakes Planning and Zoning Board last week approved an ordinance to amend the town’s land development code to post human trafficking awareness signs in commercial areas, hotels, apartment buildings and parks and recreation centers in the town.The measure is to help law enforcement crack down on Human Trafficking which has become a growing problem in Florida.Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labor,...

Miami Lakes Blasting Advisory Committee will host a one-day round trip to Tallahassee on Wednesday, March 20.Attendees will be visiting the Florida state capital during the current legislative session to support Florida Senator Manny Diaz Jr. and Florida Representative Ana Maria Rodriguez’s “Blasting” bill which is currently in the drafting stage.The bus will depart from Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Persons interested in joining in...

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) is scheduling constituent hours in Miami Lakes the third Wednesday of the each month, starting March 20 at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.The constituent hours start at 11 a.m. and end at 1 p.m.Rubio and his staff will discuss vital issues such as immigration, medicare, IRS and banking, military, veterans, social security and other federal legislative issues.Rubio has been a U.S. senator since...