The Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market has returned to town after a hiatus that began the first weekend in February.        The town council unanimously awarded a contract on March 12 to Florida Marketplace Group, LLC so it could resume operations.       The market has operated along New Barn Road at Main Street since 2021. It draws visitors who buy fresh fruit and vegetables;...

     Comcast Florida will reimburse the Town of Miami Lakes for law enforcement costs after two construction accidents within five days happened along Northwest 67th Avenue and disrupted area businesses, traffic and gas and water services.      Town officials blamed contractors working for the cable provider after a gas line was cut Feb. 22 near Main Street.      On Feb. 26, workers damaged a...

     The Miami Lakes Division of the Miami-Dade Police Department won the agency’s inaugural award for its human trafficking awareness campaign.       The patrol unit created the display in the lobby of the station in Town Hall. It reads in bold letters, “Lives are not for Sale!” at top, “Stop Human Trafficking” at bottom and has a border of hands and a heart in the center....

     Candidates for Seat 6 in the April 9 Special Election are reporting endorsements.       Hector Abad, 53, won endorsements from former Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez, William Perez, chair of the Veterans Committee; Lindsay Wallick, chair of the Mental Health Task Force and Mario Pinera, Jr. who chairs the Education Advisory Board.  (Pinera is running for council Seat 1 and is so far unopposed...

     Fairway Drive is already popular with dog walkers and runners and will soon become more accessible for cyclists.       The Town of Miami Lakes is planning to add bike lanes on either side of the nearly half-mile road between Miami Lakes Drive and Miami Lakeway North.      Ten years of planning began in 2016 when the town applied to the Florida Department of Transportation to expand...