The National Council for Home Safety and Security has designated the Town of Miami Lakes the No. 3 Safest City in Miami-Dade County. Mayor Manny Cid made the announcement adding the Town was listed No. 12 Safest in South Florida, and No. 26 Safest in the State of Florida out of 400 cities in the Safest Cities in Florida list for 2018. “Our goal is to be in the Top 10 n e x t y e a r a s we b e g i n t o take even stronger...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s (BGEC) Civic Engagement Academy (CEA) won first place in Miami-Dade County Public School’s “We the People” District Competition on January 11. The team continued to the State’s “We the People” Competition in Orlando on February 2 where they won first place for the fourth consecutive year. CEA teachers Jackeline Hernandez and John Brady worked relentlessly...

  The entire Miami Lakes Town Council participated in Miami-Dade Days in Tallahassee, which is part of the 60-day Legislative Session, where council members got the opportunity to request funding for capital improvement projects. Mayor Manny Cid said the state granted the town $500,000 to complete the West Lakes stormwater drainage projects, and another $500,000 for the Royal Oaks community project.  The town is also seeking...

  Seeking his colleagues’ support for a charter amendment to change Miami Lakes’ municipal election back to the original month of October, Councilmember Tim Daubert’s proposal was quickly shot down.  In fact, Daubert was the only lawmaker who voted yes for his idea to ask residents whether they wanted the election month switched when they flock to the polls in November. At the February 6 Town Council meeting,...

  Mark your calendar now because on Sunday, April 8, a host of beautiful classic cars, great food and entertainment will once again take over Main Street in Miami Lakes. The 4th annual Miami Lakes Cars for Cure, which raises money to fight cancer and awareness of the deadly disease, is bigger and better than previous years, according the event’s organizer, Roberto Alonso Jr.  The event was so great last year that the hours...