Miami Lakes Youth Center, “The Spot,” will host several events and a field trip for middle and high school students during November and December at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.Saturday, November 19 – Escape the Room Field Trip to Paniq Room. Do you have what it takes to escape the room in 60 minutes? Middle and high school students are invited to join the field trip to Miami’s PANIQ Room.The original escape rooms were...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee along with students in the Town’s Adult Painting class are inviting the community to “A Night of Art and Culture” Art Exhibition and Reception at 6 p.m. on Friday, December 9, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.The event will feature dozens of artworks created by the students along with live music by guitarist Felipe Carvajal.For more information on the event, or the age 50+ recreation...

The Town of Miami Lakes is celebrating a milestone by surpassing 1,000 followers on Instagram and the number keeps growing.The Town strives to be accessible and accountable to its residents and to achieve this goal, staff has taken extra measures to further develop its transparency and communication.Informing and engaging both the resident and business community through social media has been addressed in the Town’s Strategic Plan as a...

Nelson Rodriguez said he decided to run for office for a second time because he wants to continue working on the initiatives, “I have started, such as improving traffic flow throughout the town, keeping our taxes low and protecting property values as well as our quality of life. I am committed to public service and have been a firefighter paramedic for 28 years,” he said.Rodriguez, who has raised $13,931, said some of the issues...

On November 8, residents of North Miami-Dade will vote for a U.S. Senator, county mayor, a state representative and state senator and several judicial candidates during the most anticipated presidential election in U.S. history.Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio will face off against former Congressman Patrick Murphy, a Democrat, to represent Florida residents in the Nation’s Capitol.Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is facing former...