The Miami Lakes Town Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2026 Community Mini-Grant Awards. Applications for this year’s grants are open until Oct. 30, with grant awards announced on Nov. 12. The grants are funded with proceeds from the annual Miami Lakes Food and Wine Festival, the signature fundraising event for the nonprofit Town Foundation. The annual grants provide funding opportunities for local community...

To prepare them for a world after graduation, colleges must teach students about the constantly changing technologies that will be part of their world – as well as older skills like professional person-to-person communication. That was the assessment of Miami Dade College - Hialeah Campus President Georgette Perez and Southeastern College Campus President Marcela Munera. The pair spoke about the role higher education plays in...

The Town Council voted to keep Miami Lakes’ millage rate flat for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Currently the millage rate is set at 2.1577 or $2.15 per every $1,000 of assessed property value. At the September 10 meeting, the council voted 4-2 to keep it at its current rate as the budget discussions began. The vote means they cannot raise the rate, but they can still vote to lower it at the final budget hearing on September...

Negotiations for Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s contract have been tabled until after the November elections. Following two meetings in September led by Councilman Steven Herzberg, neither Pidermann nor the council could come to an agreement regarding his new contract. The plan now is to hold a third meeting following the budget proceedings and the 2026 elections. At that meeting, Pidermann can agree to take the contract...

If you’re an artist with a vision for fire safety, the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee is looking for you. The committee wants someone to help design a mural for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 64. The firehouse on the west side of Miami Lakes has been approved for a mural in its lobby. Committee chair Carlos Andres said that this has been in the works for a long time through the efforts of member Darwin Villavicencio, a...