After Miami Lakes and other northwest Miami-Dade communities indicated they were excluded from the county’s Strategic Miami Area Rapid Transit (SMART) Plan, a local council member is calling for a public transportation and traffic summit in an effort to place rapid transit buses and possibly a light rail in the those areas.Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez initially proposed to form a coalition with neighboring and nearby communities...

Enjoy a jazzy weekend by attending the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee’s annual Jazz Concert in the Park at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 23, at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The free jazz concert will feature renowned jazz vocalist Nicole Henry. She has established herself as one of the jazz world’s most acclaimed vocalists, possessing a potent combination of dynamic vocal abilities, impeccable phrasing and powerful emotional...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host a Black History Month concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 2, featuring the Florida Memorial Gospel Choir.The free concert will be held at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, 14800 Ludlam Road (N.W. 67 Avenue).Florida Memorial’s history and traditions reach back to 1879. The school’s accomplishments have made it the only historically black university in southern Florida.For more...

Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board (EAB) announced it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies.Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of the Town of Miami Lakes.All applications must be received at Town Hall by Friday, March 29. The EAB will select the two recipients at its April board meeting and winners will be...

The Miami Lakes Town Foundation, with funds earned at the 2018 Miami Lakes Food and Wine Festival, presented a $1,000 grant for the Greenhouse Project at Miami Lakes K-8 Center. Foundation treasurer Ismael Diaz (center) presents the check to Miami Lakes K-8 Center representatives including principal Yanelys Canales with Foundation benefactor Lynn Matos (on the left).