The Town of Miami Lakes kicked off budget season with its first workshop on April 7, when council members told staff their priorities for the 2026-2027 spending plan they will vote on in September.       Hanging over their discussion were unknown factors: What the state legislature and governor will do this spring and what voters could decide in November about eliminating property taxes, actions that could...

     The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has a contract to protect the Town of Miami Lakes and its people and property and has a small station inside of Town Hall.     Miami Lakes budgeted $11.8 million for the sheriff’s contract in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, a bill that was more than 51.8% of the town’s general fund budget, and is higher than the $10.8 million raised in town property taxes, staff...

     The scavenger hunt began at My Gym: Kids picked up a sheet of clues that sent them hopping to downtown shops, where they figured out a riddle or completed a challenge to win a sticker and perhaps a sweet or a prize. Once they collected all 14 stickers, the young hunters returned to My Gym and swapped them for plastic eggs filled with toys and a coupon card to use at participating businesses.      During...

     Sarah-Sophia Wong won a blue ribbon at the 2026 Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition’s Music Competition. Sarah-Sophia, who is in eighth grade at Miami Lakes K-8 Center, won the 1st Prize in the piano solo category held in April at the Herbert & Nicole Wertheim Performing Arts Center at Florida International University. For her solo, Sarah-Sophia performed “Passacaglia” by George Frideric...

      Over 100 seniors gathered at the Roberto Alonso Community Center to celebrate spring. The Elderly Affairs Committee invited the over 60 crowd to enjoy lunch by Chef Ramoncito, who prepared paella and fried plantains. Following lunch, the seniors danced to a mix by DJ Dennis of American Top 40 hits from the 1970s and 1980s and Latin music, including songs by Celia Cruz.      Vice Mayor Bryan Morera and...