The Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee hosted members of the Miami-Dade Police Department during its final Coffee with a Cop gathering of 2024. On Dec. 13, police officers from the agency’s Miami Lakes district greeted the public at Ernie’s Acai Bowls in Royal Oaks Plaza. Attending the event were Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez, Vice Mayor Bryan Morera, council members Steven Herzberg and Juan Carlos Fernandez...

Ibis Mendoza  School Psychologist  Miami-Dade County Public Schools  Miami Lakes       “My hope for the new year is to trust God more deeply, find guidance in quiet reflection, and remember that he is on our side,” Ibis Mendoza said. “Though challenges will come, we can place our hope in him and his greater plans for us.” Jordan Nelson  IT Support Tech,...

     Members of Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida Troop 902 worked on two different projects through last fall that will be considered for Silver Awards this year.       Scouts Victoria Loyal and Alexa Landrian created Mission: Paw-sitive Impact to help partner veterans with shelter dogs. Three dogs got new homes during their project, which included an adoption event at K-9 Cove in September. Troop 902...

   Baby, aka Harry, is an independent orange tabby cat who fostered a friendship between two women in Miami Lakes.      “He came to the door one day during the pandemic and he never left,” said Jacqueline Puissant. “He just showed up and he adopted me. I call him Baby.”      Baby was a wonderful companion to her husband William Kniffin before he died in...