Grace De La Torre, flower/designer of Garden in a Pot Flower and Gift Shop on Main Street in Miami Lakes, was the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Miami Lakes Garden Club. She gave a presentation on how to crfeate orchid floral arrangements. The Garden Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.

  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...