Miami Lakes parents are reminded it’s time to register their children for the Town’s youth archery and golf programs. Hook a Kid on Golf:A six-week program introduced by the National Alliance for Youth Sports that aims at introducing the basics of golf, while teaching the etiquette of the game to children between the ages of 7-12 years old. Takes place every Wednesday starting in February from 4 to 5 p.m. at Shula’s Golf...

In 2016, the Town of Miami Lakes got a new mayor and a new council member, the former mayor’s lawsuit against the town was dismissed, and residents approved several charter changes, among other top headline news last year.Cid becomes new town mayor in a landslideCouncilmember Manny Cid defeated incumbent mayor Michael Pizzi by 77 percent of the vote in a run-off election to become the new mayor.Cid initially chose to run for his seat...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a field trip for seniors on Wednesday, January 18, to the Fruit and Spice Park.Established in 1944, the Fruit & Spice Park is the only tropical botanical garden of its kind in the U.S. This lush 37-acre park is owned and operated by Miami-Dade County’s Park and Recreation Department.The Park’s tropical climate can be found nowhere else in the continental U.S. and hosts over 500...

Miami Lakes was recently awarded a $100,000 grant from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Florida Highway Beautification Council which provides funding to improve urban environments along highways throughout the state.The Town submitted an application for $100,000 to assist in funding the State Road 826/N.W. 154 Street Landscape Improvements Project.“This is yet another positive step in ensuring that our Town continues to...

Miami Lakes will host a free business workshop “How to do Business with Miami-Dade County” on Thursday, January 26, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.The workshop is presented by Miami-Dade County Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. in partnership with the county’s Internal Services Department which oversees Procurement Management for the county.Miami Lakes businesses are invited to learn about the streamlined operations,...