The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee is holding a contest to celebrate residents’ best love stories.      Send 250 words or less about your romance to https://bit.ly/3IKJfG7 by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 25.      Winners will be eligible for gift cards to use at local restaurants. Couples will also be featured on the town’s social media pages...

     Sixteen residents have registered their golf carts with the town since a law went into effect last fall.      But Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano said some golf cart operators are not abiding by the rules.      “It’s been brought to my attention by several Miami Lakes residents that there is golf cart nuisance in the community,” Ruano said during the Jan. 10 council...

     Miami Lakers mourned the passing of Dorothy Cook, who was 89 when she died Dec. 27 at a memory care facility in Sarasota.      Many longtime Miami Lakes residents knew Cook, who spent her adult life contributing to the culture and civic affairs of the town.       Cook was born in Bayonne, NJ. She moved with her husband Leo B. Cook, a stockbroker, to Miami Beach in the early...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these in-person classes.  Space is limited and registration may be required. Get Your Game On! Thurs., Jan. 5   4 p.m. - 5 p.m. Friendly competitions, video games to board games. Ages 8 - 18. Rev + Flow: Functional Fitness Thurs., Jan. 5, 12, 19, 26  11 a.m. - Noon. Strengthen and sculpt your muscles with this...

   Miami-Dade County says Christmas trees -- clean and without decorations -- may be disposed of in three ways: --Drop trees off at a trash and recycling center. The closest one to town is at 7870 NW 178th St. in Palm Springs North. It’s open daily from 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. --Curbside tree collection will happen from Jan. 11 - Jan. 22 and from Jan. 25 - Feb. 5. Trees will be collected on Wednesdays, Saturdays and...