Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid payed a visit to the Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior (HML) High Law Studies Program on Monday, April 23. The Mayor spoke to legal studies students at length about several topics, including the importance of voting, government structures and the different steps involved in law making. Students asked questions regarding traffic, ways to contact law makers and long term goals for the Town of Miami Lakes. Students...

  After winning first place at the District and State competition, Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) Civic Engagement Academy's (CEA) We the People Team placed 3rd at the We the People National Invitational, hosted by the Center of Civic Education on May 4 through 8 at the National Conference Center in the Washington, D.C. area. Under the direction of Jackeline Hernandez and John Brady, the 8th grade We the People teams have...

  Town of Miami Lakes will host a free business workshop, “How to do Business with Miami-Dade Public Schools,” from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, May 31, at the Miami Lakes Optimist Club-house, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The workshop will be presented by M-DCPS Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO). The OEO promotes the economic development and growth of Small/Micro Business Enterprises and Minority/ Women Business Enterprises...

  Acting on rumors that the search for a new town manager was rigged, the Miami Lakes Town Council reopened the application process for a citizen’s committee to consider additional candidates seeking the job. The Town’s Human Resources department and Town Manager Selection Committee will accept resumes until the Friday, June 15 deadline, giving applicants an opportunity to apply for the position following hearsay that the...

  TWO Barbara Goleman Senior High School students were presented with the Town of Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarships at the May 1 regular council meeting. Valera Donoso will attend the University of Florida and Kasandra Rodriguez will attend Davidson College in the fall. The winners received $1,000 each from The Graham Companies for submitting an essay on how they aspire to make the world a better place. Pictured (from left)...