On Monday, May 20, Hialeah Miami Lakes High School walked away with seven awards at the Fairchild Challenge Award Ceremony including the Bronze Fairchild Challenge Award along with a small grant to support and enhance environmental activities at the school such as the native butterfly garden. The Trojan students competed in eight out of the 10 challenges this year and were called to the stage to receive seven awards. The HML Bronze Award...

The Town of Miami Lakes, along with the Youth Activities Task Force and the Elderly Affairs Committee, hosted the first annual Family Fishing Clinic on Saturday, June 22.  The clinic took place at the Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina. Over a dozen children and their parents received instruction on engaging in fishing activities safely and properly.  Local officials coordinating the event included Mayor Michael Pizzi,...

Miami Lakes residents can now get local government services easier and faster at their fingertips. The Town of Miami Lakes has launched its very own mobile phone application that lets anyone apply for services, get information and report important information. The Miami Lakes app conveniently allows residents to submit requests, report issues, ask questions, along with the ability to post pictures using the GPS location...

More than 50 senior citizens graduated from the new iSenior Program, thanks to the Department of Elder Affairs Community for a Lifetime Support Projects to Elders Grant in partnership with Hialeah Miami Lakes Adult and Community Education and the Town of Miami Lakes.  The grant funded the free intergenerational technology education course for seniors in the community who wanted to learn about the latest tablet technology. Hialeah...

On June 25, State Representative Manny Diaz Jr., and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., hosted a town hall meeting in Miami Lakes at Royal Oaks Park Community Center to discuss issues affecting area residents and their experiences at the recent Legislative Session in Tallahassee.  Annexation was the gist of residents’ concerns after hearing rumors the town was mulling adding an unincorporated area north of the 6.5...