The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes has set the date for its annual signature fundraising gala. The club asks locals to mark their calendars for Saturday, April 8, and plan to attend an elegant evening of dining and dancing at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street.   The event will also include a silent auction of items donated by local businesses and individuals available for bidding during the pre-dinner cocktails and hors d’oeuvres....

Construction for a roadway project to connect N.W. 67 Avenue (Ludlam Road) to the Gratigny Expressway and improve the traffic flow in Miami Lakes could commence late next year or in early 2019, according to Mayor Manny Cid.Cid said he attended the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Fiscal Priorities Committee meeting last week and was able to convince the organization to move the connector plan ahead after putting it on...

Miami Lakes Boy Scout Troop 566 led a flag retirement ceremony for weathered and worn American flags on Saturday, February 11, at the Veteran’s Memorial site located in front of Town Hall. The scouts began the ceremony by reciting the regulations for proper flag disposal as found in the U.S. Flag Code. The Flag Code states that when an American flag is no longer fit for display due to weathering, fading or tattering, it should be...

Miami Lakes Youth Center “The Spot” will host several exciting programs for middle and high school students during March and early April at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.Friday, March 17 – Get in the spirit from 6 to 8 p.m. and be sure to wear green for a St. Patty’s Celebration.Wednesday, March 22 – It’s Trivia Night at The Spot from 6 to 8 p.m. so teens can test their knowledge against others to see who will be...

Miami-Dade County School’s Spring Break is just around the corner from April 10 to 14 and now is the time to register students, ages 5 to 12, at one of the Miami Lakes’ Day Camps through partnerships with PEAR and the YMCA.The Program is Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR) camp is offered at the Town’s Youth Center “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. PEAR’s innovative wellness-based curriculum...