Miami Lakes resident Perla Hantman was elected chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board for the 2017-2018 school year, serving an unprecedented 10th time as the leader of the board. Dr. Martin Karp was elected vice chair, his third time as second in command for the School Board. “I would like to thank my fellow School Board member for their confidence in electing me, once again, to serve as chair of the School Board,” Hantman...

Miami Lakes will kick-off its new partnership with SPIN Bike-Sharing Company during the Neighborhood Improvement Committee’s (NIC) Community Bike Ride on Saturday, December 9. Community Bike Ride attendees will get a chance to take FREESPIN Bike rides, as well as take advantage of special promotions for future rides. In addition, NIC will debut a new Community Bike Ride route that will begin and end at the Youth Center at Miami Lakes...

St. Thomas University student-athletes Sarah Bomkamp and Susana Gutierrez have qualified for the 2017 NAIA Women's Cross Country National Championships at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site in Vancouver, Washington.  Bomkamp and Gutierrez, both First-Team All-Conference performers, were two of 92 individuals to qualify for the event which also features 36 teams. The two Bobcat runners earned their spot in the National...

Art is an adventure that never ends! Join the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee, together with its Adult Painting Class students, for “A Night of Art and Culture” art exhibition and reception at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 14, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. Attendees will see dozens of beautiful artworks created by the students, and featured resident artist Barbara Hesse Baron, while listening to live music by Yoshiko...

Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers welcomed Q-Q Research Consultants, located at 8060 N.W. 155 Street, Suite 202, on Friday, November 17. Q-Q Research Consultants is a woman-owned small business staffed with professionals with over 15 years of experience in management and planning, program evaluation, program monitoring, publication development, data collection, data analysis and reporting. The firm offers professional management services to...