Town of Miami Lakes is hosting Round 3 of the “Capture a Miami Lakes Moment” photo contest with a chance for photographers to win a great prize and be recognized at the September Town Council meeting and have their photo featured on the Town’s website. The contest offers an opportunity to capture the hometown feel and stunning views of the Miami Lakes community while depicting a favorite place or thing to do in the...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) has several events planned for Miami Lakes seniors during May. For those events requiring reservations, participants are asked to contact Nathalie Garcia at 305-364-6100, or by email to garcian@miamilakes-fl.gov. Colon Health: Prevention and Early Detection of Colorectal Cancer. In partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, a health workshop will feature guest speaker Dr. Kiranmayi...

  Four students from Miami Lakes Middle School were picked as the winners for the Optimist International Essay contest, and the first place recipient and runner-up will compete for the grand prize of a $2,500 college scholarship. The school joined forces with Optimist International, the governing body for the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes, for the contest thanks to teacher Denise Cueto who was instrumental in getting the students to...

  State Senator Rene Garcia will be the guest speaker at the next Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9, at Shula’s Hotel Grand Ballroom. The organization’s monthly gathering opens for networking with lunch to follow at noon. To reserve contact Marta Diaz at 305-556-2212, or email mdiaz@miamilakeschamber.com. Deadline to reserve a table is Friday, May 4, at noon. Garcia...

  Three Miami Lakes residents were among the 14 inductees into the 2018 Miami Dade College Hall of Fame and helped break fundraising records for the highest sponsorship and attendance. The April 3 16th Annual Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Hilton Miami Downtown raised $2 million, where more than 1,000 guests were on hand to watch MDC’s President Dr. Eduardo J. Padron recognize the honorees for their career accomplishments,...