Bob Graham Education Center’s Civic Engagement Academy Policy Making Committee traveled to the state’s Capitol in Tallahassee, where the students presented their Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act proposal in hopes of lobbying lawmakers to enact a law to raise awareness of the risks of SCA due to undetected heart conditions. The group’s project was inspired by the sudden death of 11-year-old Breanna Vergara, who died after...

At the January 17 regular meeting, Council members approved The Graham Companies’ preliminary plat application, consistent with the approved site plan for the completion of Town Center and consistent with the Town Center Zoning District unanimously adopted by the Council on September 1, 2015. The project includes ground floor retail on Main Street with six floors of residential above, another five story residential building,...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting the 3rd annual Family Health and Fitness Fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 11, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.This year’s fair is sponsored in part by Palmetto General Hospital and the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and will be held in conjunction with “Super Saturday at the Park.”Last year’s event drew over 500 attendees to the...

The Miami Lakes Bar Association hosted its 2017 Installation Celebration on Friday, January 20, at Shula's Steakhouse. Over 100 attorneys, judges, and business people attended the event, which was sponsored by 22 local businesses and law firms. Miami Dade County Public Defender Carlos Martinez administered the oath of office to the 2017 MLBA Board, which will now be led by Lorenzo Cobiella. Cobiella has a law practice in Miami Lakes...

To its residents, Miami Lakes is widely recognized as a welcoming community with “extraordinary beauty” where state of the art planning concepts create vibrant hubs that are safe and friendly to all people. And that’s the town’s vision for the next nine years, as town officials and residents established their goals and objectives for Miami Lakes’ Strategic Plan during a workshop last month at Miami Lakes Town...