The crowd at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main was a welcoming one for Dr. Georgette Perez, when many of her friends from Hialeah and colleagues from her two decades-long career in higher education attended the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon on Dec. 13.      “I think [Miami Dade College] is one of those institutions that in this community ... it’s very difficult to be in a room and not...

     The Miami Lakes Athletic Club presented The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative with a $500 check on Dec. 19.       Money for the donation was collected in October from athletes in Zumba and Pilates classes, spinning and other courses and at events held at the athletic club.       The annual donation helps local women who are uninsured get information about early...

     Mrs. Claus visited kids at the Main Street Players Theater on Dec. 9, when she performed her annual holiday book reading.       The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee and Education Advisory Board presented the sold-out event with Mrs. Claus, aka Sandy Hammer of All About Entertainment, Inc. The kids and their families sang Christmas carols and received cookies and a goodie bag...

      This holiday season, drivers cruised the curvy dark streets of the Lake Martha and Lake Adele neighborhoods in Miami Lakes and came upon inflatable characters, including lines of Santas, some standing 10 feet tall.      Columns of polar bears, gingerbread men, green and white Christmas trees, candy canes, nutcrackers and snowmen brightened the night on the southeast side of town.     ...

    The Town of Miami Lakes wants to remind residents of its municipal code for using garbage containers.     Trash and recycling bins may be placed in suitable, sturdy containers and “shall not be visible from any point on the front lot line, from a lake or golf course...”       Garbage and recyclables may be placed in the designated area in front of a residence no earlier than 4 p.m....