The Miami Lakes Optimist Panama Mutiny Elite won a bid to play in the popular 2014 Elite World Series scheduled for play at Walt Disney World. The Mutiny Elite was among 19 teams that competed in the USSSA North Florida Dual Super Nit tournament in Gainesville and advanced to the World Series with a 6-0 record and the USSSA championship. The Mutiny had early pool game wins against the Orlando Stingers (11-2) and Orlando’s top...

  Town of Miami Lakes and other state and local officials participated in the grand opening on March 8 of the Always At Your Side Adult Day Care Facility at the Lake Patricia Shopping Center. The center will be one of the few in South Florida licensed to care for Alzheimer patients. Staffed with qualified personnel, the center is structured with comfort in mind, and designed to make clients feel like they are at home. Pictured (from...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and its planning consultant are holding two community workshops during March regarding the town’s Strategic and Comprehensive Plans. These plans will guide the next 10 years of the town’s future growth. Resident participation will help identify key issues and opportunities as the town develops a vision to keep Miami Lakes “Growing Beautifully.” The first community workshop was held on...

  The town’s Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) has invited all Miami Lakes residents to participate in the 2014 Home Beautification Contest. The contest will recognize residents who take special care in maintaining their homes and landscaping. The contest will take place four times a year, and the winners will be awarded with a $200 Home Depot gift card, and a commemorative lawn sign to be placed on their front yard. The...

  When Miami City Manager Johnny Martinez suffered a stroke during a critical time for the municipality amid a federal probe into its finances and top financial administrators’ abrupt departure, his assistant, Daniel J. Alfonso, stepped in and kept the city from a downward spiral.  Under his watch as acting city manager, Miami bolstered it dwindling reserves to $57.5 million, closer to the $96 million, which was required...