The board of the Giving Gators charity and Mayor Manny Cid presented flags in June to area schools that earned A ratings for the 2021-2022 academic year. Giving Gators, Layer 8 Solutions and Major League Signs sponsored the project.       First photo at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, from left: Giving Gators members Emily Garcia and founder Daylin Garcia; Mayor Manny Cid; Principal Dr. Manuel Sanchez III; Giving...

    There is a change in the way residents may sign up for recreational activities, youth sports or to reserve park pavilions in Miami Lakes.       The town is providing its CivicRec web page to accept those arrangements.       The move from the former software site etrak was made Aug. 1 and residents must use the new system.        Users who have log ins for...

     A plaque on the speaker’s podium in the Miami Lakes council chamber reads: “Mirtha Mendez Podium, in recognition and honor of her commitment to the Town of Miami Lakes and its charter.”       On Aug. 8, the council saluted Mendez, a resident who has stood at the podium for the past 23 years to share her concerns with the town’s elected officials.    ...

     This fall, the Town of Miami Lakes hopes to have a sign to welcome visitors at the southern end of Northwest 67th Avenue, near the border with the City of Hialeah.      The custom stucco monument will stand 12 feet wide, 70 inches tall and 2 feet thick, north of the Gratigny Parkway underpass, along the northbound lanes of the avenue.      It was designed by Multiple Media Network,...

      For Rosa Nell Hammer, a ceremony in her honor was a bunch of “hoopla,” as she put it.       The 103-year-old Lake Sandra resident is not big on festivities or fuss.      But she is a town treasure, Miami Lakes’ own “Rosie the Riveter,” and Miami Lakers wanted to salute her.       On Aug. 7, the Miami Lakes Veterans and Elderly...