The Town of Miami Lakes is making moves to lessen the impact of dynamite blasting of limestone upon property owners.       Next steps include forming a regional alliance and perhaps suing the state, which regulates the mining industry.      The Blasting Advisory Board presented to the council an 84-page opinion, with exhibits, about steps the town could take.    ...

      Boy Scout Troop 566 traveled by canoe and camped along the Peace River during a spring trip to explore Florida’s unspoiled beauty.       Seventeen people from the troop that is chartered out of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church paddled over 20 miles of the Peace River in Hardee County last spring, between the Town of Zolfo Springs and Gardner, Scout Master Sean Schwinghammer said in an...

Jakalia Surmons  Library Assistant 1 Miami-Dade County Public Library System Miami Gardens       ““Not-Sew-Wicked Stepmom,” a young adult graphic novel [by Mo9Rang, Iru and Chana Conley],” Jakalia Surmons said.  “It’s about a woman who is reincarnated into a fantasy world who has a stepchild who is married to a king. The woman who previously lived in...

     Merrett Stierheim, the first town manager for Miami Lakes, died on July 7. He was 90.      Stierheim was a renowned professional manager of governments and organizations, credited with reforming scandal-plagued entities or providing stable leadership during troubled times, according to an obituary in The Miami Herald.      His service includes Supt. of Miami-Dade County Schools; manager...

July 3 through Aug. 30  Play Program at the Miami Lakes Youth Center. The Miami Lakes Parks and Recreation Department has launched a new membership program for kids 5 - 13 at The Spot.  Kids can enjoy ping pong, air hockey, board games and more engaging activities under the watch of supervised staff.  Once children are members, they’re welcome to go to the center and enjoy the activities. Parents can sign...