On February 19, Virginia Ladeira (pictured above), fourth grader and Leah Rios (pictured below), seventh grader, participated and represented Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK-8) at The Miami Herald Spelling Bee held at The University of Miami. The 79th annual competition included students from Miami-Dade and Monore County schools. Both girls did an outstanding job and experienced what many do not have the opportunity to do.

As a part of Miami Lakes’ last developable site in Town Center, Miller Construction has completed the 36,700 square foot Crescent Pointe mixed-use building for owner and Miami Lakes master developer The Graham Companies.The two story, class A Crescent Pointe, located at 15121 N.W. 67 Avenue, adds high-profile office, restaurant and retail space to the nationally recognized, 225,000-square-foot Main Street development at the heart of Miami...

Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host the next Community Bike Ride on Saturday, February 16.
Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. for the 5.5-mile family-friendly loop with the ride starting at 9 a.m. from Miami Lakes Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East.
Pre-registration is recommended by visiting http://febbikeride.eventbrite.com. For more information, visit www.miamilakes-fl.gov/nic.

The popular Miami Lakes Farmers Market will continue to be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through March at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The market offers a variety of fresh produce, natural juices, assorted flowers, cultural foods and handcrafted accessories.At the same time, the Town, in partnership with local business Lighthouse Yoga & Wellness, hosts Free Yoga in the Park from 9 to 10 a.m. The class is open to all ages...

The Miami Lakes Town Council approved a contract with Lorenzo Cobiella to be the town’s full-time attorney where he will be assigned at town hall assisting the town manager, his staff and council members for a minimum of 40 hours per week. Cobiella is an associate with Gastesti and Associates, which is the town’s contracted attorney, but Miami Lakes was seeking an in-house counsel to focus solely on the town’s legal and litigation matters.The...