Miami Lakes United Soccer Club has won many tournaments and championships throughout Florida and outside the Sunshine state. But the community oriented organization scored perhaps its biggest victory in its 20-year history last week when the Town of Miami Lakes rejected an unsolicited bid from another soccer club to run the recreational and travel team programs at Royal Oaks Park, and in return pay the town about $53,000 a year for...

  Miami-Dade Police Major George A. Perez, the Town of Miami Lakes police commander, will be the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership meeting. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 13, at Don Shula’s Hotel inside the Grand Ballroom. Perez has been a Miami-Dade police officer for 16 years, which included working in the department’s Police Services Division as a patrol officer,...

  Florida Governor Rick Scott vetoed $256 million of line-item projects state lawmakers pushed through the $82 million budget they crafted during the last week of 2016 the Legislative Session, including $400,000 for Miami Lakes’ West Lakes Drainage Improvements project. The allocated funds, obtained through the efforts of State Representatives Manny Diaz Jr. and Jose Oliva, and Miami Lakes Councilmembers Nelson Rodriguez, Ceasar...

  A special exhibition was held on Main Street on March 9 honoring the winners of the 3rd annual Main Street Banner Art Contest. In attendance were students and their families, along with area school teachers and administrators, who celebrated the unveiling of the winning banners along Main Street. The evening was made possible by the Main Street Merchants, The Graham Companies, The Miami Laker, and Artist & Craftsman Supply. Each...

  Town of Miami Lakes officials expressed appreciation to the more than 60 local businesses that participated in the recent Health and Fitness Fair and the first ever Community Bike Ride on March 19. A group of Miami Lakes residents joined Mayor Michael Pizzi on the inaugural bike ride designed to showcase portions of the Town’s Greenways and Trails master plan. “As we build out our greenways and encourage alternative forms...