Gather up on your business cards!  The town and its Economic Development Committee will host a get together on Nov. 20 at Gaucho’s Gourmet Market. The restaurant is at 7357 Miami Lakes Drive in the Cypress Village Shopping Center. The event, from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., is an opportunity to meet more than 100 people within two short hours. Attendees will include business professionals; owners of companies;...

The town of Miami Lakes and its Elderly Affairs Committee is inviting residents to its annual Thanksgiving Senior Social.   A good time with great friends is promised for the luncheon that is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23 from 11 a.m - 2 p.m. The gathering will be held in the grand ballroom of Shula’s Hotel and Golf Club, 6842 Main St., in Miami Lakes. Seating is limited and reservations are...

History     The Graham Companies developed the Gramercy Park residential community in the early 1990s. The gated neighborhood has just 72 homes.      It is bordered on the east by Northwest 82nd Avenue and Northwest 161st Terrace on the north. The southernmost street is Northwest 159th Terrace.     The neighborhood is fully developed. Most homes are built in the Mediterranean style, with red tile roofs...

Outside of her home on the upper west side of Miami Lakes, retiree Sila Rivero stepped into a modified golf cart called the Freebee.“I’m so glad to see you!” Rivero said in Spanish to driver Xavier Mejia as he picked her up for a 1.5 mile trip to Royal Oaks Plaza on Miami Lakes Drive.The Freebee is an electric ride service that has shuttled people of all ages around town since January 2018, at no cost to passengers.Some customers are like...

The community is more united and new businesses and residents are drawn to the town in the three years since he took office, Mayor Manny Cid said in his “State of the Town” address.Cid discussed the town’s accomplishments, challenges and future plans during an Oct. 16 presentation before an audience that filled town hall and who also watched on the internet.The mayor credited residents and volunteers for coming together after several years of...