During Mayor Manny Cid’s annual State of the Town Address on October 9 at Town Hall, special recognition’s were made to honor the outstanding efforts by volunteers, employees and businesses. BankUnited and Anacapri Italian Restaurant were named the large, and small, Businesses of the Year, respectively. These awards are presented to businesses that promote economic growth and community involvement. Pedro Fiallo was honored...

Town of Miami Lakes received a check representing $663,000 of Road Impact Fees for roadway improvements including Adaptive Traffic Light Signalization, and the addition of a third lane under the Palmetto Expressway on N.W. 67 Avenue. Pictured at the October Council meeting are (from left) Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano, Nelson Rodriguez, Tim Daubert and Ceasar Mestre, The Graham Companies president and CEO Stu Wyllie, Mayor Manny Cid,...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and a home operating as a drug treatment center are at odds over residents’ complaints that recovering drug addicts are allegedly causing problems in their neighborhood. The accusations led to a proposed ordinance as the first step to mitigate their fears and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio’s bill to crack down on corrupt drug treatment homes, as part of his efforts to fight the opioid epidemic. But the...

Miami-Dade Public School Board chair Perla Tabares Hantman, Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, Mayor Manny Cid, Miami Lakes council members, Bob Graham Education Center students, faculty, parents, District officials and community members came together to lead the 2018 “Walk Your Children to School Day.” The International Walk to School Day is a global event involving communities in more than 40 countries walking and biking to school...

  Professional comedy is coming to Miami Lakes at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street. With one of the world’s largest libraries of non-stop, rapid fire, hilarious jokes, Rich Purpura has been leaving crowds in tears for years.  Voted Disney Cruise Lines Favorite Comedian seven years in a row for his kids magic show, Purpura is ready to expand his one-man show “The Joke Jukebox” right here in Miami...