Julian Cardeso, 4, raises his hand during Pey-Guy Marra's PreK 4 class on Aug. 23, the first day of school at Miami Lakes K-8 Center.

The school is at 14250 NW 67th Ave. Photo courtesy of the school.

A drive-thru COVID-19 testing site is scheduled to open Sept. 1 in Miami Lakes. The project, to be set up at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive in the parking lot of the former Hotel Indigo, is a partnership between The Graham Companies and Longview Technology Services of Herndon, Va. It was originally scheduled to open Aug. 31. Longview Technology Services is going to use that day as a soft opening and said it will welcome all members of...

Almost four years ago, a woman was fatally struck by a car while walking in the crosswalk at Miami Lakes Drive and Fairway Drive. In January, 2019, a woman was severely injured by a vehicle while walking across Fairway Drive at Bedlington Road. Those tragedies prompted the town council to approve installation of lights that will flash and alert drivers that pedestrians are present in a new, mid-block crosswalk on Fairway Drive and in an...

It’s that time of year: Miami Spice is back, through Sept. 30. Shula’s 2 Steak & Sports is among the 185 restaurants in Miami-Dade County that are participating this year, and it’s the only dining spot in Miami Lakes where you can get the deal. “We are excited to offer the Miami Spice menu to our customers,” said Bruce Lawrence, general manager at Shula’s Steak 2. The sports bar’s three...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid earned an Associate degree in Political Science from Miami Dade College on Aug. 11. He plans to continue his education at St. Thomas University. Cid shared the photo above that shows him with his wife Melissa Cid and their sons, Manny, 13, on the left and Noah, 10, at right. Other notable graduates are Miami Lakes Deputy Town Manager Tony Lopez, below left, who earned a doctorate in Business Administration from...