The Town of Miami Lakes, its Economic Development Committee and the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 9 to welcome Ernie’s Acai Bowls. The new restaurant is in the Royal Oaks Plaza, at 15468 NW 77th Court. Owner Andrew Platt serves Acai frozen fruit bowls with a variety of toppings, as well as smoothies made from the berries that grow on acai palm trees, and coffees and...

     The Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee kicked off Law Enforcement Awareness Month with a Coffee with a Cop breakfast on May 7, hosted by BB’s Bakehouse on Main Street. Officers from Miami-Dade County Police Department’s Miami Lakes Division were available to meet residents and take their questions.       Shown in the photo, from left: Miami-Dade Police Community Services Officer Robin...

      Mayor Manny Cid declared April 10 as “Labrada Dental Day” to honor Dr. Liudmila Labrada, who has had a practice in Miami Lakes for 20 years. The town council, Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee and her family, friends and neighbors attended the ceremony at Town Hall on April 8.       “Thank you, it is an honor to receive this proclamation. It’s been 20 years [and]...

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     Miami Dade College’s North Campus President Fermin Vazquez tells freshmen to dream big when they come to campus.       Hearing that challenge, student Sean Matias brought Vazquez one of the largest ideas the educator has heard to date: to build a fully functional roller coaster, nicknamed Project Thresher.       “I always do a calling out to the students to consider...