Town of Miami Lakes has received a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Small Community Energy Efficient Lighting Grant for $225,000 to assist in funding the Royal Oaks Park Energy Efficient Sports Fields Lighting Project. As part of the Town’s Strategic Plan Objective to achieve universal environmental sustainability, the Town submitted the proposal along with 23 other hopeful communities throughout Florida...

  Longtime Main Street Playhouse (MSP) president and executive director Clara Lyzniak and artistic director Robert Coppel retired from their positions on the MSP board of directors, effective as of the June 20 board meeting.  Both Lyzniak and Coppel have been serving in their positions since 2006, but each of them have been involved with the theatre company since before then. Lizniak joined the group in 1997, when it was still The...

  Luis Martinez, senior executive vice president of The Graham Companies, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership meeting. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 11 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Martinez will discuss his current major project, the Miami Lakes Seniors Village, a development that includes an age-restricted rental apartment community with 220 units and a clubhouse, an 184-bed...

  A $55 million bond referendum proposal to complete the master plan for Miami Lakes Optimist Park and purchase open green space left Town Council members and residents miffed over an attempt to rush a vote for the November ballot during the midterm elections.  At a special meeting last week, most residents criticized the timing of Mayor Manny Cid’s idea to ask voters for their approval to borrow money to finish a wish list...

  Five Women Wearing the Same Dress opens July 20 at Main Street Playhouse (MSP) located at 6766 Main Street. The young and talented cast of five women and one man have been rehearsing six days a week to bring this hilarious and touching comedy to life.  Auditions were held in late March, the show was cast and scripts were distributed to the cast while the director Tatyana-Marie Carlo, who is attending Brown University on a...