On April 1, the Town of Miami Lakes launched “Miami Lakes Connect,” a new platform that improves the public’s ability to submit and track non-emergency service requests ranging from litter and park maintenance to damaged sidewalks and potholes through an online web portal and mobile devices.Powered by SeeClickFix, “Miami Lakes Connect” allows residents to submit quality of life concerns on the Town’s website, mobile applications (iPhone,...

Miami-Dade County Department of Solid Waste (DSWM) encouraged residents to participate in the “Go Green, and Recycle Your Evergreen” Christmas tree this part holiday season. These evergreens have now been chipped and the material is available to DSWM residential waste service area customers free of charge.Persons interested in picking up Christmas tree mulch must bring their own bags or containers and the mulch will be available on a...

Miami-Dade’s fire chief, Dave Downey, is calling it a career.Downey said he is retiring because of the government Deferred Retirement Option Program which allows him to take the maximum amount allowed under his pension.“I entered the DROP program five years ago and I can’t turn back,” he said during an exclusive interview with The Miami Laker. “I don’t want to leave but I don’t have a choice.”Downey has spent 37 years as a firefighter, six...

Jack McCall has coached so many young baseball players, including his sons and four grandsons, during his 40 plus years with the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes that he lost count.But the humorous anecdotes from his former players help jog his memory, as the coach of their kids and grandchildren who told him he was a big inspiration in their lives.“They would come up to me and say, ‘Mr. McCall, do you remember me? You coached me in T-ball and...

The Main Street Players (MSP) located at 6766 Main Street announced its 2019 New Play Competition. As part of its mission, the theatre group wants to support local playwrights and bring new plays to the South Florida theatre community. The winning submission will be presented as a staged reading as part of the South Florida Theatre Fest. Since MSP produces its plays in an intimate black box theater, organizers suggest the following for all...