Miami Lakes is one of the first municipalities in South Florida to convert all Town-owned streetlights to LED. The project, part of the Town’s strategic initiatives, will replace approximately 900 streetlights throughout Miami Lakes, including standard streetlights (called “cobra heads”) and decorative streetlights.The LED retrofit project supports two goals in the Town’s 10-year strategic plan – achieve...

Students from the Civics Engagement Academy (CEA) at Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) spent the summer reading and meeting in small groups to prepare for the upcoming school year. This included reading Senator Bob Graham's most recent book - “America, The Owner's Manual: How To Fight City Hall And Win.”  On August 3, the CEA students and their teachers met at Town Hall to check in on the work they had done over the summer....

Town of Miami Lakes lawmakers and residents will discuss the budget for next year at a workshop, which is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The estimated $16.5 million spending plan, at the same millage rate of 2.335 for property taxes, allows Miami Lakes to cover the rising costs for police services and health care insurance for town employees.Police service will cost Miami Lakes $8.4...

JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, announced the appointment of Rick Perez as its new VP/Chief Leading Officer. He will be responsible for all of JetStream’s loan operations including consumer, business and mortgage loans.Perez will also be charged with overseeing JetStream’s collections and recovery efforts.He brings more than 30 years of lending experience in Miami-Dade and Broward county markets....

The Adrienne Arsht Center is hosting the free, all-day ArtsLaunch event on Saturday, September 9 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. where 120 arts organizations will convene for live performances, eateries, dance workshops, and an entire lineup of family friendly festivities. Miami Lakes’ own Main Street Playhouse will be in attendance and can be found onstage at the Miami DDA Community Arts Village where they will be showcasing their upcoming...