Proceeds from the annual Mayor’s Gala is the only support given to the Special Needs Advisory Board. The money supports the board’s activities and events held for the community.      The 2025 Gala held in November raised a record-setting $71,000 and after expenses donated $43,025, Mayor Josh Dieguez said. In February, Dieguez proclaimed it was St. Thomas University Month, for the school’s...

   The Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee presented a $500 check to the South Florida Police Benevolent Association’s Love and Resilience Fund during the March 17 council meeting. The fund supports officers who are experiencing a crisis. The money was raised during the committee’s inaugural car show. Its display of 100 vehicles drew around 1,000 spectators, Committee Chair Carlos Andres said.    ...

     Miami Lakes officials recognized the town’s crossing guards in February, which is also School Crossing Guard Month. The guards take care of the town’s kids for nine months every year and are the first faces the kids see on their way to class, said Parks and Recreation Director Jeremy Bajdaun.      He called the crossing guards a family, and a part of the town organization that make residents...

     There was a buzz of excitement at Miami Lakes Town Hall the night of April 10, when 15 artists, their families and friends gathered for the “Art Without Limits” showcase.      The artists used a variety of materials on paper and canvases.      Vice Mayor Bryan Morera called their work “honest, expressive and fearless.”      Vivian Levy, chair of...

      Fred Senra, a partner at Miami Lakes AutoMall, donated baseball equipment to the Optimist Club of Miami Lakes on March 19.      The gift included two complete catcher’s kits; new base blocks for the infield, notebooks for coaches, batting cage equipment and balls and bats.       The donation, which Senra said was worth about $2,000, was part of a series of gifts that he and the...