In 2002, Miami-Dade voters approved a half-penny sales tax increase to fund improvements to the county’s transit and transportation services under the People’s  Transportation Plan to take cars off the roads and place people in reliable bus services.As part of the plan, a lot of pennies have added up which allowed 34 Miami-Dade municipalities, including Miami Lakes, to receive their share of the money to purchase circulators...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will be hosting special events across the county to kick off school bond projects resulting from the overwhelming voter approval of the $1.2 billion General Obligation Bond (GOB). The bond is being used to modernize and construct school buildings throughout the District, expand student capacity, enhance facility safety, and provide technology upgrades at all schools.The kick-off event was hosted at...

New Testament Baptist Church near Miami Lakes is holding its annual Trunk-or-Treat and fall festival on October 31, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the parking lot of the church, located at 6601 N.W. 167 Street. The event is a safe, family-friendly alternative to Halloween, and will offer treats and goodies to children with stations at every car trunk parked in the parking lot. Some of the trunks will be “nut-free” for those with...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, together with the Miami Lakes Bar Association, will host an Elder Legal Forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 4, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A panel of attorneys and experts in the area of probate, estate planning, foreclosure, credit fraud, and land issues will discuss these and other legal topics. The program will consist of two panel conversations, followed by...

To keep the Halloween scares relegated to the haunted houses and away from injury, follow these helpful tips on safety, courtesy of The Miami Laker.Spooky and Safe Streets: According to www.safekids.org, “On average, children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year.” To ensure safety on or near roads, trick-or-treaters should be: Seen, Aware, Free of anything...