2nd Annual Business Boot Camp draws entrepreneurs

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, October 3, 2024

    The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee hosted its 2nd Annual Business Boot Camp at Ana G. Méndez University.       About 60 entrepreneurs and prospective business owners heard from experts on Sept. 20...

West side neighborhoods to consider LPRs

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, February 17, 2022

     It will be up to residents of seven communities on the west side of Miami Lakes if they will install license plate readers at the entrance to their neighborhoods.       The town council wants the board of Neighborhood Service District 1, which includes The Anchorage; Regatta Pointe; Lake Carol; Lake Cynthia; Lake Elizabeth; Lake Glenn-Ellen and Lake Sandra communities, to vote about whether to...

Who's Who in Miami Lakes: Paula Liu

Sports By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, February 17, 2022

      Paula Liu, 71, is an independent Medicare specialist who sells medical insurance.       At sunrise, Liu also puts her yoga students through their poses at Miami Lakes Athletic Club, a teaching job she’s held since 2004.       And on many nights when the Miami Heat play, this former competitive ballroom dancer performs hip-hop moves before thousands of people with the NBA...

Town to fight county move to open NW 154th St. bridge

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, February 17, 2022

    Residents and elected officials in Miami Lakes are preparing to fight a county proposal to open the Northwest 154th Street bridge.     There are two closed spans over Interstate 75 between Miami Lakes and Hialeah, at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street.       The northern span was the subject of litigation in the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami between the town, which...

Miami Lakes to host Bike305 Bike to Work Day on March 9

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, February 17, 2022

     The Town of Miami Lakes has been chosen as the starting location for the 10th Annual Bike305 Bike to Work Day on March 9.       Cyclists joining the 6-mile ride will depart from Miami Lakes Town Hall at 6601 Main St. and finish at Amelia Earhart Park in Hialeah.       The day will begin with helmet fittings at 7:30 a.m., followed by remarks from Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella...

Miami Lakes wins appeals court decision on Northwest 170th St. bridge

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, February 16, 2022

The Town of Miami Lakes’ legal battle to keep the bridge at Northwest 170th Street closed continues as the Third District Court of Appeals filed an opinion Wednesday regarding the matter. The opinion allows the town to have a court hearing regarding a lawsuit it filed in 2019 against the city of Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Lennar Homes and its contractor, Downrite Engineering.   A county court judge dismissed Miami...
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