After seven months since the General Obligation (GO) Bond Progress town hall meeting in Miami Lakes Educational Center, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, School Board Chair Perla Tabares Hantman, and other school board members and community leaders, visited MLEC to commemorate improvements made to the school. The ribbon cutting event on April 2 celebrated the GO bond, which is currently funding about 200 projects with $1.2 billion...

  Acting on a committee’s recommendation to take over some land that’s part of a golf course, the Miami Lakes Town Council voted to acquire the property and convert it to a passive park, the best chance the city has to own a commodious green space area the city had been seeking since incorporation.The Miami Lakes Par 3 Committee, which was formed in 2013 to study the pros and cons of the property abutting the golf course at...

Participating in Miami Lakes' annual Spring Fling Festival were (from left) Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Frank Mingo, Cesar Mestre and Tim Daubert, State Sen. Rene Garcia and Mayor Wayne Slaton.

  State Senator Rene Garcia (right), Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. and Miami-Dade School Board Chairwoman Perla Tabares Hantman recently organized the Easter Eggstravaganza on March 28 at Norman and Jean Reach Park in Palm Springs North. Kids participated in the Easter Egg Hunt, took pictures with the Easter Bunny, rode on carnival rides and got their faces painted. “It was good to see everyone having a great time,...

  Miami-Dade Water and Sewer Department is encouraging residents to take a quick quiz about their family’s water usage. Residents can log onto the department’s website, www.miamidade.gov/wasd, select the water calculator and answer some questions about water habits and appliances. Participants can learn ways to not only save water and energy, but conserve the family’s budget, as well. For instance, just by keeping the...