The Miami Lakes Town Council recently held a business budget workshop to detail a list of capital improvement projects targeted for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.The plan is part of “Imagine Miami Lakes 2025,” a project widely recognized as a welcoming community with extraordinary beauty where state-of-the-art planning concepts creates vibrant hubs that are safe and friendly to all ages and mobility options which inspire the town to continue...

Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Miami Lakes Educational Center at the May council meeting for receiving the highest Magnet School Honor in the nation, the Dr. Ronald P. Simpson award. Pictured with councilmembers and school staff is princpal Lourdes Diaz (center), and Ana Lara representing Miami-Dade School Board chairwomen Perla Tabares Hantman.

Miami Lakes presented its 2019 Future Leaders scholarships to Gabriella Mestre and David Turino (center with checks) during the May Town Council meeting. The scholarships are sponsored by The Graham Companies. Pictured (from left) Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano and Luis Collazo, Graham Companies president Stu Wyllie, Councilmember Jose Dieguez, Turino and Mestre, Councilmember Carlos O. Alvarez, Mayor Manny Cid, and...

Vendor and sponsorship registration is now open for the Town of Miami Lakes 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social celebrating National Ice Cream Day.The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Ice cream vendors are requested to provide ice cream and frozen treats for 100 people. This signature summer event, hosted by the Youth Activities Task Force, will also include fun...

Plans are already underway for the 6th annual Cars for a Cure event as the concert for cancer survivors at Hialeah Park and the classic car show on Main Street were successful in raising awareness and money for the deadly disease.Cars for a Cure organizer Roberto Alonso Jr. said this year’s event raised more than $30,000 and all of the proceeds will be donated to the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami.Alonso,...