In an effort to expand Miami-Dade County’s tree canopy by leveraging local resources, Neat Streets Miami awarded the Town of Miami Lakes a Street Tree Matching Grant in the amount of $37,422.55 for the Miami Lakes West Lake Reforestation Phase 3 Project.In its fourth year, Neat Streets Miami’s street tree program awarded 15 organizations matching grants to advance the Million Trees initiative, a community-wide effort to achieve a 30 percent...

Miami Lakes Sports Shop, 6811 Main Street, is celebrating its 46th anniversary, and though it recently moved just 70 feet away from the original location, the services will never change.The store’s owners, Jim and Roslyn Hamilton, are running the location with their daughter-in-law, Barbara Hamilton, the shop’s manager and team sports specialist.“We are a family business that specializes in customer services, competitive prices, convenient...

Vendor and sponsorship registration is now open for the Town of Miami Lakes 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social celebrating National Ice Cream Day.The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Ice cream vendors are requested to provide ice cream and frozen treats for 100 people. This signature summer event, hosted by the Youth Activities Task Force, will also include fun...

The South Florida Youth Symphony (SFYS), which recently returned from winning the Gold Medal at the prestigious International Youth Bohemia Music Festival in Prague, Czech Republic, will conclude its 54th season with a special Tribute Concert on May 19 at the Lehman Theatre, 11380 N.W. 27 Avenue (Building 5000) on the campus of Miami Dade College North Campus.The concert, which will feature all the training divisions of the SFYS program,...

The Coding Doctors Kids Club will host a fundraiser on May 21 at Anthony’s Coal Fried Pizza and Ben and Jerry’s located at the Royal Oaks Plaza. The Club is looking to raise a total of $4,200 in order to purchase a bundle of VEX robots for the club. The fundraising begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.codingdoctorskidsclub.com. The group is pictured at their recent meeting at the Miami Lakes Library on April 20.