Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 15. The Double-Nine tournament, sponsored by Ambert Medical Care Center, will be held at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. “South Florida has a rich history of some of the best domino games in the world,” said Vice Mayor Manny Cid. “From Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park) in Shenandoah, and now...

  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miami Lakes, a group of art students and their teacher at Miami Lakes Middle School created a mural reminiscent of the 1960s when the area was an area of cow pastures and an immense dairy farm. The giant-sized painting adorns the school’s wall at 6425 Miami Lakeway North near the students pick-up, drop-off point, creating an image to reflect the many academics, magnet programs, sports and...

HearUSA, a full-service hearing health care facility originally located at 15544 N.W. 77 Court in the Royal Oaks Plaza, has moved to Miami Lakes' Park Centre Shopping Center at 8028 N.W. 154 Street. HearUSA, originally known as HEARx, opened its first hearing care center in Florida in 1987. In 2002, with the acquisition of a national hearing care company, HearUSA was created. HearUSA is the only hearing care network accredited by the...

  During an October 30 workshop at Miami Lakes Town Hall, councilmembers discussed the second phase of implementing a mechanism to closely evaluate and monitor the town’s expenditures, and selecting a lobbyist for Tallahassee. Councilmembers discussed Vice Mayor Manny Cid’s proposal for Phase Two of his Performance Based Budgeting (PBB), which is scheduled to take effect for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Phase One of the...

  Following an extensive study and research process to determine if Miami Lakes is ready to start its own police department from scratch, the town’s Police Review Committee recommended the city should stay with Miami-Dade County for patrol and specialized services for the time being. The committee released its report at the October 8 regular Town Council meeting, where councilmembers unanimously supported  the recommendation....