In an effort to assist Miami Lakes’ growing business community, the Town has created a “How To” video that provides business owners with the quick and easy steps to make their annual Business Tax Receipt (BTR) payment online. Visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/building to access the tutorial. An initiative by Councilmember Frank Mingo, the Town’s Building Department has made it easy for both residents and businesses...

  Miami Lake has added youth and adult Archery sessions to its wide variety of community classes. The program will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays in two 16-week sessions - Session 1 started Tuesday, September 2 and runs to December 17; Sessions 2 opens on January 6, 2016, and runs to April 28. The classes are held at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. The youth class, open to ages 7-15, runs from 4 to 5 p.m. The adult class, opens to ages 16...

  A new dog park in Miami Lakes needs a name and the town is sponsoring a contest for residents to choose one for the off-leash dog recreation area, which is scheduled to open in 2016. The dog park will be located at 14048 Palmetto Frontage Road (N.W. 77 Court). Miami Lakes canines and their owners have been eagerly wagging their tails awaiting the opening of dog park since the town approved the recreation area concept plan in 2013. For...

  While most high school and college students file paperwork during their summer internships, 34 aspiring professionals got real-life experience thanks to Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s Summer Youth Internship Initiative (SYII). For eight to 10 weeks, students were paid to gain valuable work experience in County government and the private sector.One of the students in the SYII program was 19-year old Alexis Alexander, a sophomore...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) situated within the boundaries of Hialeah Gardens, will benefit from financial in-kind support from the City of Hialeah Gardens through it’s Educational Center valued at $596,982. This generous contribution by the City is a result of an allocation from the Florida State Legislature for the purpose of increasing student access to computer stations, providing printers, tablets, monitors,...