Miami Lakers will soon get a chance to pick up free trees near the town thanks to an initiative from Miami-Dade County and TD Bank. The county recently received a $150,000 grant from the county to support its Urban Forestry Plan and Million Trees Miami initiative. As part of the initiative, several community tree and garden giveaways will take place around the county in the coming months. The first will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 4...

Waymo has been spotted on the streets of Miami Lakes. In late July, a Waymo was seen circling town center. The service, which is owned by Google, offers self-driving cars which provide rideshare services similar to Uber and Lyft. However this car was being driven, and not carrying passengers. Typically when Waymo goes to a new area, it first sends driver-operated cars to map and research. Waymo service began in Miami in January 2026 and...

The Town of Miami Lakes wrapped up Parks and Recreation Month by presenting a proclamation to its Parks and Recreation department. At the July 21 council meeting, Mayor Josh Dieguez presented a proclamation to the department to recognize them for their hard work. “As the mayor mentioned, our parks are unique to our community, our parks are extremely, extremely valuable to us,” Parks and Recreation Director Jeremy...

Miami Spice is back, and three Miami Lakes restaurants are offering a taste of their menu this month. Diners can check out 1910 Restaurant & Bar, Amazonia Nikkei or Korner67 as part of the promotion that runs through September 30. All three restaurants are offering three-course prix fixe menus with Korner67, 6769 Main St., offering brunch, lunch and dinner menus. Both Amazonia, 6704 Main St., and 1910 Restaurant & Bar, 6743...

The community rallied, the police investigated and after almost a week, the statue of a beloved young hero has been returned to his family. Almost a week after it was stolen from the park that bears his name, the statue of Jake “Jakey” Orlando Duque was recovered and returned to the Duque family. The statue of the five-year-old was stolen on Aug. 8 from the park on the west side of Miami Lakes. On Aug. 13, the Miami-Dade...