The Civic Engagement Academy students at Bob Graham Education Center are tackling a project in an effort to end homelessness in the Greater Miami area. The students presented their project during the February 6 Miami Lakes Town Council meeting, where they asked the town to place four parking meters artistically designed by Romero Brito at the town’s parks and recreation centers to educate residents about helping homeless people...

  Miami Lakes Educational Center’s (MLEC) Students Helping Achieve Philanthropic Excellence (SHAPE) club is a group of students who do their best to empower their community. Since its incorporation in South Florida schools in 2002, the club’s mission is to empower high school students to achieve personal and professional success by providing philanthropic, leadership, career and civic opportunities. The SHAPE program works...

  Miami Lakes Youth Center Council is inviting Miami Lakes teens to participate in the Feeding South Florida Community Service Project for a great chance to earn community service hours on Saturday, February 17, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 2501 S.W. 34 Terrace in Pembroke Park. Volunteers will meet at the Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive, at 7 a.m. The Town Moover will transport volunteers to Feeding South Florida until 1 p.m.; lunch...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during February: For Children and Families: STEM Saturdays – Launch bottle rockets, Enjoy an interactive workshop where attendees can send their own bottle rocket into the sky. Experience a hands-on lesson where FIU undergraduate and medical students teach how to take rocket science skills to new heights. Scheduled at 10 a.m. on...

    Citing flaws in Miami Lakes’ mobility fee for development projects which pays for offsite traffic improvements to accommodate additional trips, the Miami Lakes Town Council is planning to tweak the program to assure the method is fair to all property owners.  The one-time charge on new developments apparently doesn’t sit well with some developers, including the property owners for Miami Lakes Auto Mall, who...