Miami-Dade County has many programs to support small businesses and Manny Cid, asst. director for the Miami-Dade County Strategic Procurement Department, described some of them to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on March 11.      Whether it’s helping Mom and Pop firms launch with legal, staffing and marketing advice to winning bids for county contracts, Cid, a former town mayor and council member, said there...

    Bob Graham Education Center’s dancers are National Champions.       Both the elementary and middle students showed off their skills at the 2026 Dance Nationals Contest of Champions held at the Universal Orlando Resort from Feb. 28 to March 1.       The squads came home with several awards including the national title in the junior high/middle school category for pom, which is...

     The children of Wendy and Eladio Armesto of Miami Lakes served a week in the Florida legislature as volunteers in the House of Representatives’ Page & Messenger program.       Sabina Sofia Armesto, 16, a high school junior and Victor Manuel Armesto, 14, a sophomore, were in Tallahassee the week of Jan. 12, their mother said.      Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes...

     The Town of Miami Lakes has 14 new police vehicles and in mid-February, branded them with the municipality’s name.       “With Miami-Dade County’s transition to an elected sheriff, the updated vehicle branding reflects this new chapter in local law enforcement,” said Clarisell De Cardenas, the town’s director of Communications and Community Affairs. “Branded police...

     Every year, officials from town government travel to Tallahassee or to Washington, D.C. to discuss issues that affect Miami Lakers. Shown on March 4 with U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart R-Miami, in his office are from left Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann; Legislative Assistant Vanessa Scott; Diaz-Balart and Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez.      Dieguez posted on social media that they spent the...