At 100 years old, Alcide Perez still enjoys good conversation.       On Oct. 16, his chat was with Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez, who stopped by the centenarian’s home on the east side of town in honor of Perez’s birthday.       Joined by longtime friends and family, they celebrated Perez and his long life.       Alcide and his wife Celina,...

     Two days after Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez spent an afternoon as the target in a dunk tank, his ears were still waterlogged.      Mental Health Task Force Vice Chair Rosa Barroso estimated the elected official fell 50 times into the water.     “It was all for a good cause,” Dieguez said.      That cause was the First Alarm Foundation, which supports the mental...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce held its 25th Annual Business Expo on Nov. 5 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main. At this year’s event about 60 exhibitors ranging from local eateries to insurance firms, developers, banks, restaurants and even local gift shops presented their goods and services to the community.       “I thought it was great, I thought the energy was really, really high...

      One of The Graham Companies’ longtime employees has won a coveted prize: an Inn Key Award from the Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association.      Ricardo “Ricky” Martinez, tennis supervisor at the Miami Lakes Athletic Club, received the Recreation/Spa Employee of the Year Award from the hospitality organization.      The prize recognizes outstanding and...

     The National Honor Society presented the chapter at Mater Lakes Academy with the Overall Award of Excellence for the 2024-25 school year.       The organization recognized the school’s club for achieving what it calls the four pillars, or its core values: scholarship, leadership, service and character.     Mater’s chapter was one of 48 in the country to be recognized, the...