Miami Lakes United Methodist Church (MLUMC) located at 14800 Ludlam Road, will host “Social Media and Our Kids: Prevent, Prepare, Protect and Pursue” starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 13. In a press release, the church said “Our kids and community now extend further than before. This allows us to connect with each other better and faster, but that also means we can hurt each other more and faster than ever before.”Approximately 15 percent...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs and Veterans committees are hosting a workshop with Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser Pedro J. Garcia at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 15, to discuss topics including Homestead Exemption and additional benefits available for qualified properties for Miami Lakes residents.Having worked in the Florida real estate industry wince 1970, Garcia, a veteran of the U.S. Army and member of American Legion Post 0346, was the...

A check presentation was made to MPS Super Hero’s and Fisher House each receiving $8,116.12 which was raised during the Town’s recent holiday Jingle Bell Jog event. Pictured at the Town Council presentation are (from left) Councilmembers Luis Collazo and Marilyn Ruano, Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Carlos O. Alvarez, Jeffrey Rodriguez and Josh Dieguez, Mayor Manny Cid, and members of the MPS Superhero Foundation and...

Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Miami Lakes Middle School students for winning the county-wide competition for the Baynanza Beach Clean-Up. Art teacher Eveles Villa Church donated an original art work that will be memoralized at Town Hall. Pictured (from left) Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano, Jeffrey Rodriguez, Luis Collazo and Carlos O. Alvarez, Mayor Manny Cid, Church, Ce’mone Jose, Kevin Flores and...

Miami Lakes Elderly Afairs Committee will present a Hurricane Prepardness event from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, June 22, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.There will be numerous resources and special presentations on how famlies can better prepare for the hurricane season which started June 1. Representatives from Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr.’s office, American Medican Response, Miami-Dade Police Department and...