The fate of Miami Lakes’ bureaucracy now lies in the hands of residents after the Town Council set an election date for voters to amend the city’s charter or keep it in tact. The May 17 mail-in ballot election will determine if residents want to shake up their government based on the suggested changes made by the Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission, which submitted its final report and election cycle to council members...

  Bob Graham Education Center’s 7th Grade Bobcat Law Society won first place at the 2016 Project Citizen Fair at Florida International University’s School of Law. The group presented the Breanna Vergara EKG Initiative project, named after the 11-year-old Miami Lakes resident who died of a rare heart condition after she collapsed during dance practice in 2014. Her mother, Claudia  Vergara, said her daughter died from...

  During its April 5 regular meeting, the Miami Lakes Town Council approved a handful of resolutions, one ordinance and a some new business items proposed  by Council members. • Council members approved a smaller information guide of the proposed charter changes for mailing to registered voters along with a postcard before they are set to vote through a mail-in ballot for the May 17 special election. Council members shot down...

  Summer is just around the corner and Miami Lakes announced it will offer two camps in partnership with PEAR and the YMCA. Camps will run Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., for children ages 5 to 15 year old. Both organizations also offer after school care from 2 to 6 p.m. during the school year with transportation available. Summer Camp with PEAR will take place at the Youth Center at Miami Lakes East Park, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive...

  Catholic Hospice, located in Miami Lakes, is hosting “Señoritas and Margaritas,” a fundraiser scheduled for May 5 at the Signature Grand, 6900 State Rd. 84 in Davie.  Festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. in the exclusive “mercadito market” sponsored by Patron followed by lunch at noon as the organization honors Elaine Vasquez, founder of the Vasquez Family Foundation which helps provide free healthcare...