Miami Lakes is about to launch a new mobile application and residents have been encouraged to submit a catchy name for the app with the chance to winning dinner for two at Shula’s Steakhouse. Mobile app name ideas may be submitted to Jackie Calzadilla at CalzadillaJ@miamilakes-fl.gov not later than Monday, May 18. The new award-winning mobile app, proposed by Councilmember Tony Lama, can be used on iOS, Android, Blackberry and...

  Miami Lakes residents are encouraged to bring their children for the free “Get Hooked” Youth Fishing Clinic starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 16, at the Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The event is hosted by the town’s Youth Activities Task Force in partnership with the town’s Public Safety Committee. Participants will learn fishing tips and proper catch and release techniques....

  The following actions were taken by the Miami Lakes Town Council at the May 5 regular meeting: • Lawmakers gave their final approval on an ordinance to amend the town’s budget by reallocating $400,000 from the fund balance to the general fund budget to pay for the attorney fees in the lawsuit Mayor Michael Pizzi filed against the town to get his job back after he was acquitted of public corruption charges last year. •...

  Carlo Krockel, owner of Adazzles Salon and Beauty Supply in Miami Lakes, is continuing a series of paying-it-forward altruism wherein he finds deserving members of the community by partnering with local church representatives to offer a complete makeover free of charge. Adazzles was featured early this year for the Pay It Forward campaign on NBC/Telemundo. “I did this because I just want to give back to the community,”...

  HeartWare, a global medical device company dedicated to delivering safe, high-performing and transformative therapies that enable patients with heart failure to get back to life, recently won Miami-Dade Beacon Council Award in the Life Sciences category. During the organization’s 13th annual awards ceremony held at the University of Miami Student Activities Center in Coral Gables, the Miami Lakes company, located at 14420 N.W....