In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, Miami Lakes Cosmetic Dentistry will offer free oral cancer screenings from April 22 to 30 at 6600 Cow Pen Road, Suite 240.Oral cancer is not a rare disease as more than 49,000 people will be diagnosed with oral cancer every year in the U.S. It kills one person every hour of the day and approximately 132 new individuals will be diagnosed with it every day.Oral cancer can often be found early in its...

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force invites residents and their families to enjoy the annual Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Title sponsor this year is Ignite Church along with other sponsors Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes and Specialty Smiles.There will be two egg hunts this year for children 12 years and under. The 1st...

The top brass from Miami-Dade County and Miami Lakes gathered for a special occasion last week when a new fire-rescue unit was added to Station 64 to increase the emergency response time for the west side of town.The town’s elected voices and residents have been asking county officials for the added service to help save lives since Miami Lakes’ population has increased, and traffic congestion sometimes delay the arrival of fire-rescue units...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee hosted a luncheon on March 30 at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street in honor of Women’s History Month. The event was sponsored by The Graham Companies.Miami Lakes resident Lorena E. Bravo, Esq. the director of the Law Department for the City of Hialeah, introduced the keynote speaker, Miami Lakes resident the Honorable Judge Monica Gordo, with a moving history of her education, public service and continued...

The Graham Companies and Main Street Merchants announced the winners of “Best Day Ever” Main Street Banner Art Contest.With over 300 submissions, only 26 pieces of art could be selected to be showcased on the light poles along Main Street. The submissions were judged by more than 50 individuals with a selection of the top piece of work based on Elementary, Middle and High School groups.The top Elementary School submission was from Bob Graham...