Talk between neighbors in Miami Lakes can often turn to traffic, and how a rush hour drive three miles across town along Northwest 154th Street can take 30 minutes or more.News that closed off bridges at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street could be opened to traffic coming from Hialeah, west of Interstate 75, will further burden Miami Lakes streets, the town council and most residents said during a special Aug. 19 meeting.Those...

Florida Power & Light customers in Miami Lakes will not see the franchise fee portion of their utility bills increase, the town council decided.The utility collects a franchise fee from customers and pays that money to the town, which uses it to fund general services like law enforcement, public works and parks.Over the previous three decades, FPL paid franchise fees to Miami-Dade County, which passed monies through to municipalities.But the...

Florida Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the results of the 2019 legislative session.Topics will include arming teachers; immigration and school vouchers, her staff said.The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ana G. Méndez University - South Florida Campus, 15201 NW 79 Court in Miami Lakes.Polo also plans to discuss the 2020 session that is to convene Jan. 14. For more...

An outreach event for veterans is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 13 at the Milander Center for Arts and Entertainment in Hialeah.The gathering, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will be at 4800 Palm Ave.Co-sponsored by Florida Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr., R-Palm Springs North, veterans can enjoy free food and refreshments and meet with 65 organizations and agencies that serve veterans and current members of the military.They will include representatives from...

During its next meeting on Sept. 11, the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce will honor the first responders who gave their lives during the terror attacks upon our country 18 years ago.The gathering, in the grand ballroom at Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club, will also feature remarks by the Miami Lakes town council.Councilman Josh Dieguez was a 7th grader at Dade Christian School when the destruction occurred and said the events will affect his life...