Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force invites residents and their families to enjoy the annual Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Title sponsor this year is Ignite Church along with other sponsors Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes and Specialty Smiles.There will be two egg hunts this year for children 12 years and under. The 1st...

The top brass from Miami-Dade County and Miami Lakes gathered for a special occasion last week when a new fire-rescue unit was added to Station 64 to increase the emergency response time for the west side of town.The town’s elected voices and residents have been asking county officials for the added service to help save lives since Miami Lakes’ population has increased, and traffic congestion sometimes delay the arrival of fire-rescue units...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee hosted a luncheon on March 30 at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street in honor of Women’s History Month. The event was sponsored by The Graham Companies.Miami Lakes resident Lorena E. Bravo, Esq. the director of the Law Department for the City of Hialeah, introduced the keynote speaker, Miami Lakes resident the Honorable Judge Monica Gordo, with a moving history of her education, public service and continued...

The Graham Companies and Main Street Merchants announced the winners of “Best Day Ever” Main Street Banner Art Contest.With over 300 submissions, only 26 pieces of art could be selected to be showcased on the light poles along Main Street. The submissions were judged by more than 50 individuals with a selection of the top piece of work based on Elementary, Middle and High School groups.The top Elementary School submission was from Bob Graham...

Jack McCall had such a huge impact on the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes that Town Council members granted him the ultimate honor.At the April 9 regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers sponsored legislation proposed by Mayor Manny Cid to rename the road leading to the Optimist Clubhouse after McCall, and name the 10U baseball field as Jack McCall Field.Cid said he received so many emails and phone calls from residents to honor McCall and the...