At 6766 Main Street in Miami Lakes sits The Main Street Playhouse, the town’s cultural gem. Open through various incarnations and locations for over 40 years, the playhouse has long been a familiar sight for the locals and visitors alike but under the direction of Clara and Dennis Lyzniak, the theatre grew to take on amazing talent and screenplays. After decades of work billed as a community theatre, the Main Street Players has decided...

Miami Lakes received a grant from the South Florida Water Management Department’s  Cooperative Funding Program in the amount of $125,000 in an extremely competitive proposal process in which only 31 proposals from 94 applicants were funded.The funding will supplement the Miami Lakes Lake Sarah Drainage Improvements Project located between Miami Lakeway South, State Road 924, Palmetto Expressway and N.W. 67 Avenue in the southeast...

Miami Lakes Town Council members and staff wore pink during the October 4 Council meeting to show their support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In addition, Town Hall has been illuminated every night in pink lighting this month, and throughout the day, lobby lights glow a beautiful shade of pink. Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez highlighted a special non-profit, the Women’s Breast and Heart Initiative. Based in Miami Lakes, the...

In high school football action, American High blew out Hialeah, 42-12, in a key District 13-8A game, as the Patriots have won four straight games.American senior running back Jo’ Kwan Holmes led his  team with 93 rushing yards and a touchdown.Patriots’ defensive back Marquez Jackson grabbed two interceptions and returned them for touchdowns.He had 110 yards in interception returns.Up next for American is Oxbridge Academy...

Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) has been named best in the state for its civil citation efforts for the second consecutive year. According to “Stepping Up: Florida’s Top Juvenile Civil Citation Efforts” 2016 report, M-DCPS ranks number one in terms of utilization of civil citations, calculated by using the percentage of eligible students who received a civil citation. The study indicates that the increased use...