Miami Lakes Youth Center “The Spot” has several unique events lined up during July for youngsters in middle and high school.On Friday, July 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. it’s “A Knight of Chess.” Don’t know how to play chess, participants can learn and be playing in no time.On Wednesday, July 13, from 6 to 8 p.m., it’s “Plague Inc. Game Night.” This promises to be an epic gaming night with Plague...

Town of Miami Lakes recently released its Second Quarter Performance Report for January-March 2016.The entire report can be found on the Town website by visiting www.miamilakes-fl.gov/manager. The report provides a narrative for individual performance areas and shares information on department goals and successes.Highlights of the report include statistics in Police Targeted Crimes showing the lowest crime rate since the Town incorporated,...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee will be hosting twice-monthly nutritious lunches and bingo for seniors on the second and fourth Wednesdays of July, August and September.The social event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. It is sponsored by The Graham Companies, Always At Your Side Adult Day Care, Florida Pace Centers, Giardino Gourmet Salads, and District 13 Miami-Dade County...

Summer is almost here but one Miami Lakes resident won’t be complaining about the heat.Nicole McGrath, a lifelong resident and Hialeah Miami Lakes High School alumni, is working at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, where a nice day means temperatures hover around 10 degrees Fahrenheit.Now in her ninth month of a yearlong contract, McGrath is part of the support staff wintering at McMurdo Station until the austral summer begins in...

Ryan Campos, a 10th grade-student at Barbara Goleman Senior High, served as Miami Lakes honorary Mayor for a Day on June 24 at Town Hall. He was selected by Mayor Michael Pizzi for his various engagements in community service including as a member of the Miami Lakes Youth Center Council. Campos checked out the Mayor’s chair on the dais and then visited the Mayor’s office.“The first thing I did was visit the Police Department...