In recognition of National Public Safety Appreciation Week, Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee will recognize the bravery and exception service of police officers and firefighters during May 16-21.The committee encourages all residents to join in embracing all public safety providers by participating in some or all of the following ways:• When you see safety personnel out and about in the community, take a moment to say hello and thank...

Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee will host a Business Workshop in conjunction with CareerSource South Florida on Wednesday, May 25, beginning with registration and networking from 8:30 to 9 p.m. and the workshop thereafter at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street.Business owners are encouraged to come and learn about flexible, business-driven grants and customized training programs available through CareerSource. This workshop is part of a...

  Manuel Sanchez III, who serves as principal of Miami Lakes Middle School, won top honors as the District’s Principal of the Year. Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) honored its finest principals and assistant principals at an awards ceremony sponsored by the Dade Association of School Administrators (DASA), on April 21 at Jungle Island. Sanchez has served as principal of Miami Lakes Middle since 2011. He brings more than...

Kelley Kronenberg, a diverse full-service business law firm, organized a firm-wide Girl Scout Cookies collection for military troops as part of its ongoing Kelley Kronenberg Cares (KKC) program. Members of the firm’s Miami Lakes office joined with the firm’s other offices to collect more than 300 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies for donation.

Miami Lakes Town Councilmembers gave their final approval for an ordinance to supplant the town’s ineffective traditional traffic concurrency system with a mobility fee based on the projected number of daily trips on a roadway for future building projects. At last week’s special meeting, lawmakers unanimously gave town staff the green light to implement a new traffic concurrency system which is consistent with the changes...