The Graham Companies, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board gave checks of $1,000 each to two college scholarship winners before the Aug. 9 council meeting. Shown from left: Hector Abad, vice chair, Education Advisory Board; Maurits Acosta, student member, Education Advisory Board; Andrea Graham Rechichi, vice president of Corporate Relations, The Graham Companies; student Megan Casal who will attend the University of...

   The Miami Lakes Town Foundation is accepting grant applications from community groups, school clubs or teams or other town organizations that support literacy, continuing education, youth or beautification projects or cultural events.      Up to 20 grants worth up to $2,500 each will be awarded, the foundation said.      The grants are funded from proceeds of the annual Miami Lakes Food...

     It’s election season, and this month voters have a chance to win a grant to improve the town’s dog park.      K-9 Cove is the only off-leash facility in Miami Lakes for dogs both big and small.     It is a finalist in a contest by PetSafe to win a grant to enhance the facility that is at 14048 Palmetto Frontage Road.     Unlike in regular elections, voters in this...

     When Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia addressed the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon this month, he was among friends.       Garcia represents District 13 in the northwest section of the county.        During his 25 years in politics and growing up in the area, Garcia, 48, of Hialeah, has come to know many of the business professionals, educators and...

    While signs in Miami Lakes warn drivers, “Don’t Even Think About Speeding!”, some motorists continue to race along town roads.       Though dangerous drivers are a perennial complaint among residents, just like the traffic itself, police have written fewer speeding tickets in the first half of 2022 than they did last year.      From January to June in 2021, Miami-Dade...