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...

Little Johnny may have Down Syndrome but the congenital disorder doesn’t stop him from making a big difference at school.Though he struggles with intellectual impairment each day of his life, four-year-old Johnny takes time to reach out to his peers and makes them laugh and feel good about themselves.Johnny is a heartwarming character in the new book entitled “Johnny’s At School,” which Miami Lakes area resident Nelly Palma wrote based on her...

The Miami Lakes Town Council was expected to approve several ordinance, a host of resolutions and new business items during its July 16 regular meeting at Miami Lakes Town Hall.• Council members were expected to give their final approval for an ordinance to adopt its own franchise agreement with FPL for 30 years. The effective date of the ordinance should be the termination date of Miami-Dade’s current agreement with FPL (May 25, 2020) or an...

Sustaining a healthy and vibrant parks system makes Miami-Dade County a great place to live. On July 27, join hundreds of volunteers in helping to keep park spaces clean and green at the “Summer Service Bash” at Amelia Earhart Park located at 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. Community service hours will be awarded to all participants. Workday activities will take place from 9 a.m. - noon and check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Volunteers will...

Over the next several months, the Town Council will hold workshops and meetings to discuss fiscal year 2020 budget. The budget process will be transparent and accessible to Miami Lakes taxpayers with live streaming of the proceedings on the Town’s website and Facebook page.The following meetings and workshops will be held in Council chambers at 6601 Main Street:• August 20, 6:30 p.m. - Town Council Budget Workshop.• September 10, 6:30 p.m. -...