The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee are accepting applications for the Women of Distinction Awards.   Women can be nominated in one of six categories, and paperwork will be accepted until Feb. 2.   The awards celebrate local accomplished women and honor Women’s History Month, which happens in March. Winners with their families and friends will be honored with a private luncheon at Town...

The Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission began its work on Jan. 8.  The commission convenes every 10 years to review the charter and creates a list of changes that may be presented to voters.   The agenda that night included the preamble and first articles. The town’s council-manager form of government drew much of the  discussion.   Commissioner David Bennett proposed that the town manager run...

 The Government Finance Officers Association awarded the Town of Miami Lakes the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence after reviewing its annual comprehensive financial report.      Finance Director Kay Grant leads the department.      The report was for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024. It is the 13th time the Finance Department has received the recognition, the town said.     ...

Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School’s Speech and Debate team continued their winning streak at the Miami-Dade Urban Debate League’s Alumni Classic Tournament on Dec. 13. The Trojans took home lots of hardware: two 1st Place trophies, as well as 3rd Place, 4th Place, 6th Place plaques and medals.  “Once again, our students rose to the occasion and came home with a 1st Place sweepstakes trophy!” Speech and...

The young trees planted in the Lake Patricia community may not look like much today, but in a decade or so they’ll contribute to Miami Lakes’ status as a Tree City USA member. The 25 native live oak and mahogany trees braced by stakes in swales in the east side neighborhood were made possible by an approximately $7,000 donation from Gilberto Velazco, M.D. “I love trees,” said Velazco, 45, who lives in the Lake...