The Matthew Palacios Boundless Playground at Optimist Park will be the subject of a new video and social media campaign later this summer.       While the playground has been open since 2009, it recently received a new surface to ensure kids of all ages and abilities can enjoy it.       The park will be promoted on town social media sites this summer and in a video that will showcase...

     Fireworks will blast off on July 4 from the banks of Graham Dairy Lake in the Town of Miami Lakes.      The town and its Cultural Affairs Committee will be hosting the 19th annual Independence Day celebration.      Lots of family fun is promised for that night at Veterans Park, 15151 NW 82nd Ave.       The funk band Mojo Scoundrels will perform.   ...

The Miami Laker is launching a new photography column called Scene Around Town to celebrate the beauty of Miami Lakes.        The inaugural image is by resident Michael Huffaker, who used his Samsung cellphone last winter to capture a flock of ibis on the northern bank of Lake Katharine.      Huffaker did not use a filter to record the light dancing on the water.       He...

     The Boy Scouts of America South Florida Council recognized two Miami Lakes men in May for their leadership in scouting.      Sean Schwinghammer is scout master of Boy Scout Troop 566, sponsored by Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church. He was named Scout Master of the Year.      Apolo Lagarde was named Skipper of the Year. He leads Sea Scout Ship 144, chartered to American Legion Post...

     Entrepreneur Gus Machado arrived in the United States from Cuba when he was 15, received his education in America and became a renowned auto dealer and philanthropist who donated to 47 health care and charity organizations during his lifetime.      Machado, of Miami, was 87 when he died on May 16.       His widow Lilliam Machado survives him. She was his partner in giving and they...