Nov. 2 Miami Lakes Bar Association Domino Tournament. The Miami Lakes Bar Association will host its inaugural domino tournament. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave., 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. $100 for teams of two players, $25 for spectators which includes food and one drink ticket. Register at https://bit.ly/4dwoBFn.  Nov. 2 Miami Lakes Farmers Market. The Florida Marketplace Group presents the weekly Saturday market with a...

    The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early.    Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.  To check availability, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.       The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open...

     In just 18 months as Miami Lakes’ Special Project Manager, John JP Yanes demonstrated leadership skills that won him the town’s Employee of the Year award.      Among his attributes described by Deputy Manager Tony Lopez are his respect for the public; excellence in his work product, teamwork; having an innovative spirit and unwavering dedication to public service.      The...

  More than 17,000 voters from around Miami-Dade County cast their ballots at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes during the first week of early voting.      That polling place will remain open for those casting their ballots early, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., through Nov. 3.      On Election Day, Nov. 5, voters who live in Miami Lakes may make their choices at their assigned precincts. There...

Miami-Dade Police Mounted Unit officers Danny Egress, on the horse at left, and Officer Jose Trujillo visit a child on the patio of El Novillo Restaurant on New Barn Road in Miami Lakes on Sept. 28. The officers were in town to attend the Bike Rodeo and Safety Day presented by the Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force. In the second photo they are patrolling near the Miami Lakes Farmer's Market that same afternoon.