As a sponsor of a home through Habitat for Humanity, The Graham Companies’ financial commitment provides an opportunity for the company to provide volunteers to participate in the direct construction of the house.With a commitment of over 200 hours, two teams were sent to the Habitat home on separate occasions. On March 30, 15 volunteers from The Graham Companies, Hotel Indigo and Shula’s Golf Club installed insulation...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is hosting the annual “Paint a Picture for Mom” and Flower Show event just before Mother’s Day on Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.This year’s event also includes a Community Bike Ride hosted by the Town’s Neighborhood Improvement Committee. Registration for the Bike Ride begins at 8:30 a.m. with bikers riding out...

Miami Lakes has been recognized for the past nine years as a Tree City USA Award recipient and was recently honored  with a Growth Award as well.The Arbor Day Foundation sponsors the Tree City USA Program in partnership with the U.S. Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters.According to the Foundation, “The residents of Miami Lakes should be proud to live in a community that makes the planting and care of...

Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board will once again offer free SAT Prep classes for students entering their junior and senior year of high school. The program is open to Miami Lakes residents and is limited to 20 students and provided on a first come, first served basis.The three sessions will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street, during the following weeks:• Session I:  June 13-17• Session II: ...

Town of Miami Lakes has published its First Quarter Report from October to December 2015.  The report highlights statistics from the Lakes Life Mobile app which launched last July. To date, the app has over 1,200 users.Over the first quarter, the Town received 284 requests from residents. The app allows users to submit requests such as street light outages and pot holes, track the Moover buses in real time, and access the Town’s...