At its April 18 regular meeting, the Miami Lakes Town Council unanimously approved The Graham Companies’ request to amend the Town’s Land Use Map to make way for a large senior residential community on the west side of town.The area, located west of Commerce Way and at the intersection of N.W. 146 Street, was preliminarily rezoned from industrial use to residential multi-family medium density for the 220-unit Senior Village on...

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during May: For Children and Families:Dissect a Pig Heart! – Do you ever wonder how your heart works? Learn about how the heart works and the anatomy by dissecting a real pig heart. Enjoy an interactive lesson and hands on activities with FIU undergraduates and medical students Contact stemsaturday@gmail.com for more information. Meets at 10...

For 12 years Michelle Rodriguez, owner of Miami-Lakes based Lumina Massage, has specialized in prenatal massages. In 2005 she had a lightbulb moment to create a sanctuary for underserved women, especially mothers-to-be, to feel encouraged, empowered and nurtured.“The mission of Lumina Massage is really to nurture the nurturer, and the ultimate nurturer is mom” said Rodriguez. “When women are pregnant, all of the focus is on...

Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding try outs for its boys and girls basketball program on Saturday, May  6, at Barbara Goleman High School, 14100 N.W. 89th Avenue.Try outs for the Bronco League (ages 11-12  for boys, and ages 13 and 16 for the girls) starts at 9 a.m.Try outs for Pony League (ages 13-14 for boys and for girls) starts at 10:30 a.m.Try outs for Colt League (ages 15-18 for boys and girls are mixed with boys teams...

It was deja vu for Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s boys’ volleyball team.Last week, the Trojans fell to SLAM in the district championship game after their star player, Abraham Castillo, was forced out of the game with an acute injury. In 2016, HML experienced a similar tale when SLAM defeated the Trojans for the division crown after their star player couldn’t finish the rest of the game due to an injury, conceivably...