Cars from every decade, even cars from pop culture like Transformers’ Bumblebee and a Delorean reminiscent of Back to the Future, lined Main Street where residents and visitors alike weaved through shops and streets to get a better look. The Cars for a Cure event, led by Roberto Alonso Jr., was created in honor of  Roberto Alonso Sr., the first Vice Mayor of Miami Lakes who died of cancer in 2013. Alonso Jr. honors his...

On April 28 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the Cuevas Eye Center in the Cypress Village Shopping Center, 7480 Fairway Dr. Suite 105, is hosting a free LASIK screening event. Twin brothers Dr. Jesus and Dr. Jose Cuevas own the eye center and encourage visitors to stop by to determine if they are eligible for a LASIK procedure. LASIK is a refractive surgery to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism and presbyopia and reduce or...

The Miami-Dade City and County Management Association (MDCCMA), a professional association made up of city managers and administrators from all the municipalities in Miami-Dade County, met with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho at Miami Lakes Educational Center on March 17. The meeting was an opportunity for the city managers to discuss with the Superintendent ways in which local governments in the...

  Next month, Miami Lakes initiates a one-year process to select the next town manager to replace Alex Rey, who’s calling it a career following three decades in county, city and small municipal governments. Rey, who had two stints as Miami Lakes’ town manager – a total of 15 years – is retiring to take advantage of the DROP program, which allows government employees access to a lump sum benefit in addition to...

Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is supporting the Honor Flights of South Florida program to promote the upcoming Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. scheduled for May 20.Honor Flights of South Florida transport America’s veterans to the nation’s capital to visit those memorials dedicated to honor their service and sacrifices.Honor Flights will reserve one seat on the plane for a World War II veteran from the Miami Lakes community.The...