The “Impact Award” was presented to the Town of Miami Lakes at the YMCA’s Youth Development Appreciation Breakfast in recognition of the Town’s ongoing commitment and dedicated support in impacting lives of youth.The award was received by Community Engagement and Outreach staff members Katya Lysakk and Kristina Labossiere.Miami Lakes has partnered with the YMCA for the past 5 years to offers camps over the school...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee offers a variety of free field trips for residents 55 years and above. The next field trip is scheduled for Thursday, December 1, to Gulfstream Park.Since 1939, Gulfstream Park has been one of the most important venues for horse racing in the country. Some of the world’s top thoroughbred contenders pass through Gulfstream Park with their eye on Triple Crown glory.The Village at Gulfstream Park, an...

Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee, which has hosted a series of workshops this year aimed at educating the local business community on resources that are available to them, is now encouraging local business owners to provide feedback in a short 10 question survey.Participants can supply the Committee with ideas for new forums, workshops, networking e vents, marketing tools and services that better fit their business needs.The survey...

The Pace High School community continued its almost 30-year tradition of collecting food for its annual Tons of Love food drive, with the final tally equaling over a ton and a half of food. Pace students, parents, teachers, staff, alumni, and friends donated non-perishable and canned food items to benefit the needy in South Florida and Haiti. This aid to Haiti is in addition to the $19,000 raised by the Pace community thus far for the...

Parents interested registering their children for the popular Start Smart and Pre-Teen Fitness spring programs are encouraged to create their online registration account by visiting www.miamilakes-fl.gov/recprograms.Online registration for the spring classes will take place on Thursday, December 15.The Start Smart Sports Development Program aims to help children ages 3 to 5 years old for organized youth sports by using safe and fun equipment...