Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will present its 1st Annual Home Improvement Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The NIC is inviting home improvement related businesses and organizations to have an exhibit, distribute literature, and provide information to the public about their services. Those interested in being a vendor and/or sponsor need to...

Miami Lakes, in partnership; with the YMCA, will be offering Winter Break camps at the Royal Oaks Park’s Roberto Alonso Community Center located at 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, and at Miami Lakes Park East’s Youth Center located at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. Both Winter Camps will be held from Tuesday, December 26, to Friday, January 5, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., except for New Year’s Day, January 1. The Winter Camp at Royal Oaks Park is...

Mayor Manny Cid joined the owners of the new 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza location on December 5 to officially cut the ribbon opening the new store at 7425 Miami Lakes Drive in the newly renovated Cypress Village Shopping Center. Cid is pictured with Karina and Edward Ramirez (center) along with a friend and manager Mauricio Banderas. At over 1000 degrees, the store’s custom revolving Neapolitan brick oven rotates the pizzas across the...

At the December 5 Town Council meeting, Chief Abel Fernandez, Battalion Chief of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Station 64 in Miami Lakes, was recognized due to his upcoming retirement. He was commended for his commitment to serve the community for the last three years. Twenty years ago, Fernandez began his career as a firefighter in Liberty City, where he gained invaluable experience as a fire paramedic. Later, he retained the title of Fire...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, in partnership with Mount Sinai Medical Center, will present their third seniors health workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The presenter will be Dr. Jeffrey Lin, a cardiologist board certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography and vascular ultrasound. He is also an active member of the Sports and Exercise...