The Matthew Palacios Boundless Playground at Optimist Park will be the subject of a new video and social media campaign later this summer.       While the playground has been open since 2009, it recently received a new surface to ensure kids of all ages and abilities can enjoy it.       The park will be promoted on town social media sites this summer and in a video that will showcase...

     Fireworks will blast off on July 4 from the banks of Graham Dairy Lake in the Town of Miami Lakes.      The town and its Cultural Affairs Committee will be hosting the 19th annual Independence Day celebration.      Lots of family fun is promised for that night at Veterans Park, 15151 NW 82nd Ave.       The funk band Mojo Scoundrels will perform.   ...

   The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering the following online and in person classes.  Space is limited; in some cases, you must register in advance for online events. Florida Licensing on Wheels  Fri., June 3 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. With the FLOW program you can renew a driver’s license, get a replacement license, change a name or address on it, get an ID card, renew a vehicle...

      Please check the town’s social media pages for last-minute updates. Register for events at toml.eventbrite.com.  June 8 Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Guest speaker and Miami Laker Christopher Norwood is an attorney, founder of Hampton Art Lovers gallery in Overtown and serves on boards related to art and education. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, 6842 Main St. To...

     The Town of Miami Lakes and its Veterans Committee honored the memory of longtime resident Glenn Hommell by planting a tree at Veterans Park. Hommell was a corporal in the U.S. Army military police and served during the Korean War, from 1953 to 1955, his widow Barbara Hommell said.      Glenn Hommell was a fleet manager at Braman Cadillac. He died Aug. 10, 2021.       The family,...