The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.  Space is limited and registration may be required.   Homework Help & Tutoring  Sat., Sept. 16, 23, 30.  10 a.m. – 1 p.m.  Certified teachers meet students in grades K-12 for one-hour sessions to help with homework and tutoring in reading, math and science. This free service funded in part by The Children’s...

        Please check town social media pages for the most up-to-date information. RSVP at TOML.Eventbrite.com.  Sept. 13 Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Join the Chamber for its monthly luncheon. Guest speaker is St. Thomas University President David A. Armstrong. $35 for members, $45 for non-members and $50 day of. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, 6842 Main St. Networking at 11:30 a.m., lunch at noon....

     The rollback millage rate the Miami Lakes town council adopted in July is leading to proposed spending cuts to everything from flowers planted in medians to being able to hire two more police officers, the elected leaders heard during a workshop in advance of the first budget hearing on Sept. 14.       The $2.07 rate per every $1,000 of a property’s taxable value will leave a deficit in revenues of...

    Two Miami Lakes councilmen want to become mayor and lead the town after the November 2024 election.      Councilman Tony Fernandez, who is in the middle of his first term, declared his candidacy on Sept. 5. Councilman Josh Dieguez filed his paperwork for the office later that same day.      Both candidates have followed a somewhat traditional path for those who seek elected office: Service on...

    The Lake Katharine Shopping Center is the second commercial district built in Miami Lakes, and was opened in 1972.       It will be rebuilt within the next two years, The Graham Companies has announced.      “From the demolition date to completion, it could take 18 months for the new building to be built,” said Danny Martinez, commercial leasing manager for The Graham...