After Hurricane Irma left a trail of damages in South Florida, Miami Lakes residents living in Lake Patricia and Lake Katharine were without power for 10 days since their neighborhoods have overhead power lines. They turned to the town’s elected voices about burying the power lines underground like other areas, where residents’ power was restored in six hours following the tempest. But when a town engineer assessed the...

   One political neophyte seeking a seat on the Miami Lakes Town Council ran unopposed, while two other novices face off against two candidates who ran for office during the last two elections.  Attorney Joshua Dieguez automatically won Seat 4 at the end of the town’s qualifying period, as he replaces Vice Mayor Frank Mingo, who vacated his seat to run for state representative. Newcomer and attorney Jefferey Rodriguez...

  Miami Lakes resident Roberto Alonso Jr. has been appointed by Miami-Dade County Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. to serve as his representative on the Miami-Dade County Planning and Zoning Board. Alonso has been a lifetime resident of Miami Lakes and is the son of Town’s former Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso Sr. He and his wife, Alexandra, are the owner’s of Miami Lakes Adult Day Care. They have two children, Robbie and...

    As of Thursday, August 16, Miami Lakes Town Center has a new parking option for visitors and residents to Main Street and downtown Miami Lakes. The Graham Companies announced the opening of the Town Center parking garage located east of On The Border and just to the west of Miami Lakes Town Hall. With over 300 spaces available, the new building is a great addition for visitors looking for parking. “We are excited to have...

  Main Street Players (MSP) presents a reading of “A Life Worth Saving,” an original play by Robert Coppel, the troupe’s retiring artistic director. The reading will run Friday, August 17 and Saturday, August 18 at 8 p.m. It’s a hot summer day on Miami Beach in 1984, and Sylvia Levin fighting for her life as she suffers a heart attack. Before she can get the medical help she needs, she is accosted by Ronald...