The Miami Lakes Town Manager Selection Committee officially submitted the names of the top five candidates for council members to interview to determine the best person for the job. At its final meeting last week, the committee picked North Miami Beach City Manager Anna Garcia; Bell City, California Manager Howard Brown; Bay Harbor Island Assistant Town Manager Juan Jimenez; veteran firefighter Edward Pidermann; and Miami Lakes’...

  U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Miami) scored a big victory on behalf of Miami Lakes, as the town continues to pursue landing its own zip code. The House of Representatives passed Diaz-Balart’s bill which authorizes the United States Postal Service to establish a dedicated zip code for Miami Lakes. A vote in the Senate would make it official. “For nearly a decade, Miami Lakes has been plagued with issues stemming...

  After having very successful events in the past, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Miami Lakes is pleased to announce that it will hold its third-annual square dance to benefit ELIMINATE on Saturday, October 6 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Roberto Alonso Community Center in Royal Oaks Park located at 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.  There will be a professional square dance caller who will be teaching beginners how to square dance. Food and drinks...

  The Miami Lakes Toastmasters Club will host Anita Fain Taylor delivering her third place World Championship of Public Speaking speech, “it is what it is, and it ain’t what it ain’t,” at Miami Lakes Educational Center on Tuesday, October 16 at 7 p.m.  Each year, the Toastmasters International Convention culminates in the final round of the International Speech Contest, where the world champion of public...

  Miami Lakes might seek Eminent Domain relief to acquire some land near Opa-locka Airport following the owner’s refusal to sell his property, which stymied the town’s transportation master plan for a connected road and boat storage. The land at dispute is near N.W. 59 Avenue, where the town is planning to build a road to connect to N.W. 153 Street to alleviate traffic congestion and parking spaces for the storage for...