Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee announced the Women’s History Month award recipients who will be recognized at a luncheon on Saturday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Miami Lakes resident and Miami-Dade County Public School Board member Perla Tabares Hantman will be the luncheon’s keynote speaker.The following women, who either live or work in Miami Lakes, were selected...

Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board (EAB) stressed the deadline is approaching on March 31 for applications for the 2017 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies.Two $1,000 scholarships each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes.All applications must be received by 5 p.m. on Friday, March 31, and will be forwarded to the EAB for final selection. Winners will be...

Despite a plea from residents of Miami Lakes and Palm Springs North to halt plans for opening up an overpass near Hialeah which would bring in more traffic gridlock to their neighborhoods, the Miami-Dade County Commission approved a measure requesting FDOT to conduct a study to determine if the project is feasible.If so, construction to open up an I-75 overpass at N.W. 170 Street can start as early as this year, said Miami-Dade Commission...

As part of an ongoing effort to become the model for transparency in government, the Town of Miami Lakes recently released its Fourth Quarter Performance Report for July-September 2016.This report provides a narrative for individual performance areas and shares information on departmental goals and successes.Report highlights include a decrease in year-to-date number of crimes compared to last year. Also highlighted are grants awarded to the...

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, is inviting the community to attend the grand opening of its new Doral branch on Wednesday, March 8.JetStream president and CEO Jeanne Kucey explained the grand opening will also recognize JetStream’s distinguished designation as a Juntos Avanzamos Credit Union in recognition of the Credit Union’s commitment to serving and empowering the Hispanic Community. JetStream...