After dedicating the Bob Graham Living Educational Exhibit at Bob Graham Education Center in 2001, the Graham family, coupled with Miami-Dade County Public Schools, decided it would be only fitting to have another such exhibit at Miami Senior High School. Senator Graham graduated from that school, as did all of his siblings. I was honored to be asked by both the Graham family and Dr. Marcos Moran (M-DCPS), to once again head up the...

  The following actions were taken during the June 10 regular Miami Lakes Town Council meeting: • Lawmakers authorized the town manager to award a contract in the amount of $1.8 million to ABC Construction Company to build a new clubhouse for the Miami Lakes Optimist Club at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. The contract amount includes ABC’s proposal amount of $1.5 million in addition to a contingency amount of $303,000 to cover...

  Local musician, volunteer and activist Sean Gould will be presented a special certificate of appreciation for his work to clean up North Miami and Hialeah on Tuesday, May 20 at 8:30 a.m. at the Stephen P. Clark Center, in the Board of County Commissioners Chamber, located at 111 N.W. 1st Street in Miami.  Gould launched his "Birdman’s Trash Initiative" on January 1, 2014 with the personal goal of...

  The Town of Miami Lakes started a tree and landscape maintenance project on June 11 at the green space area located west of N.W. 67 Avenue and north of the Gratigny Expressway on Lake Hilda. As part of the project, all invasive tree species will be removed, trees will be trimmed, and the area will be clear of all debris and overgrown landscape material. The project’s goal is to provide aesthetic and beautification improvements...

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is hosting the 11th annual Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks Show on Friday, July 4, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The festivities begin at 5 p.m. and attendees are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. Free public parking will be in the parking lots by Graham Dairy Lake at the end of Montrose Road (N.W. 82 Avenue) and Oak Lane. To help minimize traffic, the Town of...