The Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee’s final webinar which is sponsored by BankUnited will be held Wednesday, Oct. 14th.The Topic: How to Prevail in Today’s Economy. Panelists from BankUnited and local business owners will discuss strategies.Held from 10 a.m. –11 a.m., the series can be viewed on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/666475152.If Zoom fills up, go to the livestream on Facebook or YouTube, search for...

The coronavirus and efforts to keep people safe from it have put tremendous pressure on commerce, and the movie theaters in Miami Lakes are not immune.Though CMX Cinemas in Miami Lakes greeted Miami-Dade County’s news Wednesday that they would be allowed to open on Friday, by Thursday night, the chain changed its mind.Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said movie-goers must wear masks and cannot engage in a favorite pastime – chomping on...

The decade-old marketing slogan Shop Local has taken on a new urgency for businesses as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into a seventh month.The American Express Shop Local campaign is usually promoted during the weeks before Thanksgiving to kick off Black Friday and the holiday shopping season.But town businesses say they are relying on residents to support their shops and restaurants now, and year ‘round, during these...

Elevate Church has grown during its half century from 20 members to 700 and is building a new worship center which is scheduled to be finished in early 2021.     The church, in Miami Lakes since 1967 and known as Miami Lakes Baptist Church until 2014, broke ground in August 2019 on the new sanctuary at 6250 Miami Lakes Drive.    “Our goal is for Christ to be elevated in our community long after we are gone,” said Senior Pastor Louis...

      License Plate Recognition Cameras are recording in the Royal Oaks community in Miami Lakes.   Since 2018, police have used four of the devices in town to track suspects, and Royal Oaks residents hope the cameras will aid police investigations in their neighborhood.     Royal Oaks has 666 homes and is between Northwest 170th Street and Northwest 162nd Street, on either side of Northwest 82nd Avenue.      Police said from January through...