In the interest of full disclosure, I’m married to our story subject, sports writer Tim Reynolds, and edited his new book.      Since 2002, Tim Reynolds has worked for The Associated Press. His sports writer credential gets him access to numerous teams, their games and championship runs, including the Florida Panthers; Inter Miami FC; University of Miami football and the Miami Heat.   ...

     The Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez for his 35-year career in law enforcement.      “This is his last official meeting that he will be with us, we want to take time to honor him as he prepares to retire,” Mayor Josh Dieguez said on Nov. 18. Gonzalez will step down from his post in Miami Lakes at the end of 2025 and will retire April 10. The...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez discussed recent accomplishments and new and ongoing initiatives of his and the council during his first State of the Town address.      Perhaps most impactful for residents? A Zip Code for Miami Lakes, a long-sought town goal that could impact insurance rates and shipping to local addresses.      Dieguez said a bill is making its way through Congress and...

     Friends are mourning the sudden passing on Nov. 16 of David Cavezza, a 30-year resident of Miami Lakes.      Cavezza, 72, was born in Mount Pleasant, Pa. and attended Wayne State University. He was a contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense, selling insurance policies to military personnel.  He traveled to 32 countries for work and lived in six of them, his fiancée Bernadette Hutnick...

    In the 1920s, The Pennsylvania Sugar Company in Philadelphia wanted to grow sugar cane in the Everglades. They tried growing vegetables, too and were defeated by frost, floods and the economics of the Great Depression.       The company shut down operations in Florida in Dec. 1931, and left a herd of dairy cows and the land to its civil mining engineer Ernest R Graham.      The following...