For the second time this year, Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force and Economic Development Committee will host a Student Job Fair for high school and college students from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 15, at Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, in Miami Lakes.Over 30 local businesses participated in the first event with more than 100 students attending, many of which were hired.The Town of Miami Lakes encourages...

The Miami Lakes Town Council rejected a developer’s request to defer his final plat to build five homes in Loch Ness following residents’ entreaties to protect their small neighborhood from over development and traffic congestion.At last week’s regular meeting, council members unanimously rejected Comar Ventures Corporation’s building plans for the five homes, including two two story-houses, on 1.7 acres of property at...

Fall is just around the corner and Miami Lakes residents are eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Pumpkin Patch located at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, 14800 N.W. 67 Avenue on the corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Ludlum Road. Two and a half truckloads of pumpkins are coming this year. A truckload contains over 2000 pumpkins and weighs over 43,000 pounds! The patch is open every day.Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Pumpkins!: One truckload comes on...

Kiwanis International and UNICEF joined forces on a five year project to raise $110 million to eliminate maternal and neo-natal tetanus in third world countries. The project was appropriately named the ELIMINATE project and for just a $1.80 donation, a child or mother is vaccinated against tetanus. To date over $100 million has been raised towards meeting the goal. This has been accomplished through the efforts of Kiwanis clubs worldwide...

Good Government Initiative, a non-profit which recruited people to participate in helping train new political office seekers and elected officials on ethical standards, is shutting down after a lack of interest for the program.The organization, founded by former Miami-Dade Commissioner Katy Sorenson, conducted two debates for candidates who ran for Miami Lakes mayor and two council seats in 2013 and 2014 in the Council chambers at Town...