Construction for a roadway project to connect N.W. 67 Avenue (Ludlam Road) to the Gratigny Expressway and improve the traffic flow in Miami Lakes could commence late next year or in early 2019, according to Mayor Manny Cid.Cid said he attended the county’s Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Fiscal Priorities Committee meeting last week and was able to convince the organization to move the connector plan ahead after putting it on...

Miami Lakes Boy Scout Troop 566 led a flag retirement ceremony for weathered and worn American flags on Saturday, February 11, at the Veteran’s Memorial site located in front of Town Hall. The scouts began the ceremony by reciting the regulations for proper flag disposal as found in the U.S. Flag Code. The Flag Code states that when an American flag is no longer fit for display due to weathering, fading or tattering, it should be...

Miami Lakes Youth Center “The Spot” will host several exciting programs for middle and high school students during March and early April at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.Friday, March 17 – Get in the spirit from 6 to 8 p.m. and be sure to wear green for a St. Patty’s Celebration.Wednesday, March 22 – It’s Trivia Night at The Spot from 6 to 8 p.m. so teens can test their knowledge against others to see who will be...

Miami-Dade County School’s Spring Break is just around the corner from April 10 to 14 and now is the time to register students, ages 5 to 12, at one of the Miami Lakes’ Day Camps through partnerships with PEAR and the YMCA.The Program is Education, Afterschool and Resiliency (PEAR) camp is offered at the Town’s Youth Center “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. PEAR’s innovative wellness-based curriculum...

For the luck of the Irish, Miami Lakes residents 55 years and older are invited to join in celebrating the luckiest of holidays at the Elderly Affairs Committee’s St. Patrick’s Day Social scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, at Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue.Seating is limited and is provided on a first come, first served basic. Make sure to wear green.Transportation is provided from Town...