Over the span of thirty-plus years, the Town of Miami Lakes and the former Miami Lakes Civic Association have saluted veterans with the longest running parade in all of Miami-Dade County. This year, the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee will host the 37th annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 6.The parade route will begin at Bull Run Road and Ludlam Road (N.W. 67 Avenue), and continue south on Ludlam Road to Eagle Nest Lane, ending at...

The Miami  Lakes Bar Association, the Town of Miami Lakes, and two homeowners are hosting debates for local candidates running in the upcoming general election.The Miami Lakes Bar Association is hosting a debate for the 11 candidates who are seeking four seats up for grabs on the Town Council on November 8.The debate is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, September 21, at Italy Today Restaurant’s Banquet Room, located at 6743...

Miami Lakes was recently awarded $40,000 from the Miami-Dade County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to assist with the design and development of the Complete Streets Implementation Plan.Through the Strategic Planning process and workshops with local agencies, mobility enhancement was identified as the Town’s number one goal in the 2025 Strategic Plan. This grant will allow the Town to hire a consultant that will identify...

The Miami Lakes Town Council rejected a developer’s request to defer his final plat to build five homes in Loch Ness following residents’ entreaties to protect their small neighborhood from over development and traffic congestion.At last week’s regular meeting, council members unanimously rejected Comar Ventures Corporation’s building plans for the five homes, including two two story-houses, on 1.7 acres of property at...

Good Government Initiative, a non-profit which recruited people to participate in helping train new political office seekers and elected officials on ethical standards, is shutting down after a lack of interest for the program.The organization, founded by former Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson, conducted two debates for candidates who ran for Miami Lakes mayor and two council seats in 2013 and 2014 in the Council chambers at Town...