After the acquisition of Palm Springs General Hospital in February 2016, longtime Miami Lakes resident Iris Berges assumed the role of CEO at the new Larkin Palm Springs Campus, the same location where she first began her career. As a junior in St. Brendan High School, Berges tried her hand at a pharmaceutical job at the former Palm Springs General Hospital and though she learned pharmacy work wasn’t for her, it was her first step...

Residents who are interested in helping to improve Miami Lakes’ road infrastructure are invited to join the town’s Transportation Department for a Complete Streets Design Workshop from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, September 18, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Complete Streets Initiatives include infrastructure enhancements that implement additional pedestrian and bike improvements to give all users a greater share...

Miami Lakes has many youth afterschool programs this year along with senior and adult programs. From afterschool care with the YMCA to recreational and instructional classes, there is something for everyone.The upcoming class offerings will include photography, Coding, Hip Hop, Guitar and Violin. Keyboard, Lego Robotics and Engineering, dance, archery, golf, martial arts, computers, Spanish, Yoga and Tai Chi.Youth programs will run from late...

Miami Lakes Branch Library, in partnership with The Children’s Trust Read to Learn Books for Free Program, held a special reading circle with special presenters – Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmember Luis Collazo – who read and brought their favorite children’s stories to life. The free book program collects books for children and parents in need throughout Miami-Dade and distributes them to 40 different locations.

The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) Governing Board recently approved the list of 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program priority projects which includes two submitted by the Town of Miami Lakes.The N.W. 59 Avenue project calls for the creation of sidewalks, safe pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes, pedestrian scaled lighting, and accessible pedestrian signals from N.W. 154 Street to N.W. 167 Street. When completed,...