The Town of Miami Lakes and a home operating as a drug treatment center are at odds over residents’ complaints that recovering drug addicts are allegedly causing problems in their neighborhood. The accusations led to a proposed ordinance as the first step to mitigate their fears and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s bill to crack down on corrupt drug treatment homes, as part of his efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. But the...

Miami-Dade Public School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Mayor Manny Cid, Miami Lakes council members, Bob Graham Education Center students, faculty, parents, District officials and community members came together to lead the 2018 “Walk Your Children to School Day.” The International Walk to School Day is a global event involving communities in more than 40 countries walking and biking to school...

  Professional comedy is coming to Miami Lakes at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street. With one of the world’s largest libraries of non-stop, rapid fire, hilarious jokes, Rich Purpura has been leaving crowds in tears for years.  Voted Disney Cruise Lines Favorite Comedian seven years in a row for his kids magic show, Purpura is ready to expand his one-man show “The Joke Jukebox” right here in Miami...

  In honor of National Hispanic Month, Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will present “Que Rico Es!” National Hispanic Celebration from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, October 20, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. A special presentation on the history of Cuban soda will be given by Marcel van Hemert, heir to the Cawy Bottling Company. Cawy is a soda beverage company founded in Cuba in 1948 and nationalized after the Cuban...

  Halloween is a special time of year for children who enjoy dressing up as their favorite character or super hero. Although the holiday can be spooky fun for everyone, there are some tips children and parents need to know to stay safe.  • Young children should be accompanied by an adult while trick-or-treating. • Older children should be given a designated route to follow while trick-or-treating. • A curfew should...