For the fourth consecutive year, the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is collaborating with the Walt Disney Company to help fund local park improvement projects across the country through the national “Meet Me at the Park” Earth Month campaign. The city that receives the most nominations will receive a $20,000 grant to improve a local park. From now to April 30, Miami Lakes residents will have an opportunity...

  Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host its inaugural Home Decor and Improvement Expo on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The event will offer an opportunity for residents to learn how to fix up their homes. Home improvement and interior decor related businesses and organizations are invited to exhibit, distribute literature, and provide information to...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) has scheduled several events during April for Miami Lakes senior citizens. Tuesday, April 10, 11 a.m. to noon – Mount Sinai Medical Center presents “Risk Factors for Memory Disorders and Alzheimer’s Disease Workshop.” 

  Miami Lakes Youth Center (The Spot) has received a donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) at its location, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. In honor of their daughter, Jesus and Claudia Vergara established The Breanna Vergara Foundation, a non-profit focused on a mission to create awareness of the necessity for pediatric heart screenings, makes electrocardiograms (EKGs) readily available to children, at no cost, and provides...

  Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force, in partnership with the YMCA of South Florida, will host Sports-A-Palooza and Healthy Kids Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The event will be a family event with activities for children and adults including information and resources from community service providers, local  vendors, raffle giveaways, music,...