The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) Governing Board recently approved the list of 2017 Transportation Alternatives Program priority projects which includes two submitted by the Town of Miami Lakes.The N.W. 59 Avenue project calls for the creation of sidewalks, safe pedestrian crossings, bicycle lanes, pedestrian scaled lighting, and accessible pedestrian signals from N.W. 154 Street to N.W. 167 Street. When completed,...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee (EAC) concludes its 11th annual Senior Games Series with some slam dunk fun! Seniors are invited to join the Basketball Free Throw, Three Point Shoot, and Cornhole competitions starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, August 26, at Shula’s Athletic Club, 15150 Bull Run Road.Senior Games participants will receive a snazzy t-shirt and medals will be awarded to winners in each age division for the male and...

Miami Lakes assistant Town Manager Andrea Agha recently received the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) Credentialed Manager Candidate designation. She will become an ICMA Credential Manager in November 2018.Agha is one of over 1,400 local government management professionals who participated in the ICMA Voluntary Credentialing Program. To be Credentialed, a member must have significant experience as a senior management...

There’s just something magical about Miami Lakes according to Ricardo Humaran, who shared his first date and proposed to his now-wife Lilibet Artola-Humaran on Main Street. Whatever it is that pulls Humaran in to the quaint town of Miami Lakes, it made him decide to open his own dental office here at 15495 Eagle Nest Lane, Suite 200.Arriving from Cuba as a 12-year-old, Humaran followed in his mother’s footsteps, Norma Sixto, who...

Town of Miami Lakes has partnered again with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary to offer boating safety classes for residents.The classes are taught by experienced instructors who are committed to the highest standards of the U.S. Coast Guard.The class is $25 per person and includes a free manual. The courses will cover the following topics:• Know your boat before you get underway• Navigating the waterways• Operating your vessel...