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. -...

Registration for Miami Lakes summer camps in partnership with the YMCA is still open and camps will be open until August 16.Dance Camp provides learning different modalities of dance.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 field.Adventure Camp lets campers make friends, have fun, get active and discover who they are and what...

Alexandra Reboredo graduated from Miami Lakes Education Center summa cum laude. She was editor in chief of The Harbinger and the school’s yearbook, Alpha and Omega. She is a Posse Scholar, a Silver Knight nominee and just finished her freshman year at Hamilton College. She will now be interning at the Town of Miami Lakes’ communications office.

Miami Lakes welcomes the 15th season of USAFIT Miami, a training program designed with the goals of completing the Miami Marathon and Half Marathon and a number of other marathon events throughout the season.Participants will receive day-by-day training schedules, Saturday morning group runs/walks, access to trained coaches, informational seminars and a USAFIT Miami Marathon Training t-shirt.Training begins at 7 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, at...