The Miami-Dade School Board tentatively approved the school district’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-2020 budget yesterday, during its July budget public hearing. Once again, taxpayers will see a decrease in the millage for non-referendum (voted) revenue from 6.504 to 6.275. Although voters overwhelmingly approved an assessment in November solely to be used for teacher salaries and school security, taxpayers will only see an estimated increase of...

Registration for Miami Lakes summer camps in partnership with the YMCA is still Sports Camp helps young athletes have a quality sports experience as coaches train and develop campers to be strong, contributing team players on and off the fiAdventure Camp lets campers make friends, have fun, get active and discover who Camps are open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for ages 5-15 (4-year-olds must turn 5 before September 1). Camps...

The office of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid will host the 2019 Mayor’s Charity Havana Night Gala on September 21 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.This elegant and exciting event will feature food, music and entertainment transporting attendees to a night in 1957 Havana.The Gala will benefit the Town’s Special Needs Advisory Board whose mission is to create a model town for inclusion for individuals with special needs...

On June 15, the Hialeah Miami Lakes Republican Club presented it’s first ever Gala Dinner. Club president Dr. Juan Barek and board members would like to thank congressman Mario Diaz-Ballart, Mayor Manny Cid and Gabriel Nash, owner of Trattoria Pampered Chef for making the Gala a success. Pictured at the Gala (from left) Jason Pulido (vice president) Nash, Cid, Sarah Barkek (secretary), Juan Barek, Pedro Fiallo (special events chairman),...

The Food-E has teamed up with Mayor’s Cafe Miami Lakes to bring some of Miami’s most popular restaurants to Miami Lakes for one night only.First up - The Food-E presents Sanguich De Miami at the Mayor’s Cafe from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, August 15, or until the sandwiches run out. The event will feature Miami’s best Cuban Sandwich plus other favorites found on the Sanguich De Miami menu at their brick and mortar location in Little...