Town Foundation awards $18,605 in grants for education, community

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Town Foundation has awarded $18,605 in 12 grants to local schools and a non-profit to support education and foster community.       The money comes from the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine...

Movies in the Park March 27

Community Thursday, March 19, 2015

 

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force continues the free Movies in the Park series featuring blockbuster films every other Friday evening through March. Showtime is 8 p.m. at Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Attendees are encouraged to bring their appetites as there will be a variety of food trucks on site. The final Movies in the Park feature is “Finding Nemo” on Friday, March 27.
  Only applications (not payments) are due by March 27 for the Town’s Code Enforcement Lien Amnesty Program, an incentive to property owners with outstanding liens to bring their property into compliance at a discounted rate. Both residential and commercial property owners are eligible to apply for as much as an 85 percent reduction in the amount owed on their lien. To further lessen the burden, the Town is also offering payment...

Michael Barcelo and friends fundraise for American Cancer Soc.

Community By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Thursday, March 19, 2015

  When Michael Barcelo was diagnosed with Leukemia when he was 3 years-old, his friends and classmates at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School rallied to his aid and helped raise money for people who were stricken with the deadly disease. Throughout the years, the same group of high-school students who now attend Monsignor Pace High and Our Lady of the Lourdes Academy, are still collecting money for a worthy cause and participating in...
  Applications are due by March 30 for the Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Miami Lakes. The town’s Education Advisory Board, along with a representative from The Graham Companies, will announce the scholarship recipients at the Town Council meeting on Tuesday, May 5. Interested...
  Miami Lakes will host a Contractor Certification Class, presented by Ygrene Energy Fund, from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 26, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The free class is open to both commercial and residential contractors. Miami Lakes Town Council voted to join the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program during its December meeting. The PACE program provides upfront financing for energy conservation and efficiency...
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