The town’s culture of compassion and charity continues Aug. 15 during the Mayor’s Back to School Drive-thru held at Miami Lakes Town Hall.  More than 300 brightly colored backpacks filled with a variety of school supplies -- which included masks; hand sanitizer; computer flash drives and headphones with microphones for use during online classes -- were prepared for students in need, said Daylin Garcia of the Giving Gators charity, one of the...

Miami Lakes is among 34 municipalities that have asked Miami-Dade County to share federal aid to pay unexpected expenses related to the coronavirus pandemic.The town submitted a $6.4 million list of expenses, forecasted costs and proposed projects on Aug. 3 and updated it on Aug. 11.The town spent $144,977 from March 1 – June 30 for police overtime to enforce government orders and staff a testing site and ongoing food distribution events.It...

Architect Antonio J. “Tony” Verde was 80 when he died on July 25. Born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, Verde immigrated to the United States in 1962. He lived in New Jersey, Puerto Rico and Hialeah before building a home in Lake Elizabeth in Miami Lakes in 1988. “He loved Miami Lakes, the hometown feel,” said one of Verde’s sons, Frank Verde. Tony Verde and his wife Margarita, 78, exercised daily in Picnic Park West and were...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee are presenting a webinar series about doing business during the pandemic that is sponsored by BankUnited.Aug. 19th: Back 2 Safety     Presented by Florida Food Safety Systems, Danielle Egger, BS, CEHP.Aug. 26th: Miami Lakes Economy and Opportunities     Presenter: Florida International University Jorge M. Pérez Metropolitan Center.Panelists: Dr. Maria Ilcheva discusses skills and...

The dead lift has many benefits. It forces you to use your full body to lift the weight from the ground, which can greatly improve your overall strength.It also targets muscles in the lower body such as the hamstrings, glutes, and calves and in the back, the latissimus dorsi and trapezius and the many small muscles surrounding the spine, as well as your core.Another benefit: it will improve your range of motion, which gets you comfortable...