The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are accepting nominations for the academic banner program. The banners are hung from light poles along Miami Lakes Drive and honor high school and college graduates.  Each banner has a graduate’s cap and gown photo, full name and school name.      The $164.03 cost is not refundable and must be sent along with the picture by...

    The town has considered improving Optimist Park since 2003. Nineteen years later, voters defeated a $19.5 million municipal bond proposal.       Meanwhile, the park continues to deteriorate. It has rusted backstops, busted dugouts and some wooden light poles, including one felled by Hurricane Irma and another that was decaying at its base and was removed.      The council gathered Feb. 25...

    Councilman Ray Garcia called Miami Lakes “a golf cart community” during the Feb. 18 council meeting.       “Not only do the owner of the golf carts have to be educated on what to do, but also the people that drive in our town,” Garcia said.       Councilman Alex Sanchez had proposed in an agenda item that the town do more to encourage golf cart owners to...

     South Florida municipalities have joined forces to petition the state legislature this month and find remedies for property owners who say their homes are damaged from limestone mining.      Residents saw elected officials from cities, the two counties and state offices discuss their plans at Miami Lakes Town Hall on Feb. 27.      The meeting hosted by the town’s Blasting Advisory...

     Main Street Live! returned to Miami Lakes with the kind of free street party that used to be held in the town’s center.      The “soulful rock ‘n roll” of the Brothers of Others band prompted children to dance in front of the old oak tree the night of Feb. 21.      “This was a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the family and support our local...