Town Council reminds residents about golf cart safety

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, March 10, 2025

    Councilman Ray Garcia called Miami Lakes “a golf cart community” during the Feb. 18 council meeting.       “Not only do the owner of the golf carts have to be educated on what to do, but also...

Workshop for new Graham Companies development set for Aug. 28

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, August 22, 2024

The Graham Companies will host a workshop on Aug. 28 at Miami Lakes Town Hall to present its newest development: Lakeside Village, a multifamily rental community that it plans to build on the banks of Graham Dairy Lake. The apartments to be built were originally part of a proposed senior village planned for that site, along Oak Lane at Northwest 146th Street.   After many years of hard work and significant financial investment, the...

County, town host elections workshop for seniors

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, August 19, 2024

  The Town of Miami Lakes and its Elderly Affairs Committee presented an information session about voting at town hall on Aug. 8. Staff from the Miami-Dade County Supervisor of Elections Office gave away hats and bags to promote voting, and provided information about deadlines to register to vote, how to vote-by-mail and how to submit a ballot, as well as file ballots for immediate family members.      Staff from the...

Town Topics: Should students be allowed to carry cell phones in school?

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, August 19, 2024

Maurits Acosta   Senior at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School  Student advisor, Miami-Dade County School Board Hialeah   “While I think teachers and the school district should absolutely be able manage screen time and cell phone usage in the classroom, I am not in favor of a cell phone restriction like the one implemented in Broward County,” Maurits Acosta wrote in an...

Ribbon Cutting: Kid’s Choice Learning Center

Business By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, August 19, 2024

 Kid’s Choice Learning Center held a ribbon cutting on July 25 to celebrate the opening of the new school.       The new daycare and voluntary pre-Kindergarten center is in a renovated building at 6152 NW 153rd St. It offers services for kids who are 12 months to four years old.        Kid’s Choice is run by the Leal family of Miami Lakes. Friends and neighbors joined them at the...

Town offers teens a chance to make sandbags, earn service hours

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, August 19, 2024

It’s the rainy season, and recent heavy downpours flooded town streets with excess water that rose toward front doors.  The Town of Miami Lakes is offering teenagers an opportunity to earn community service hours by making sandbags to help protect properties. Kids can volunteer at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Contact John Paul Yanes, at yanesj@miamilakes-fl.gov.       The sandbags are free to...
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