If you don’t know Tico Casamayor yet, chances are you will soon.      From playing Santa Claus at the Elderly Affairs Committee holiday party to frequently dining at one of Miami Lakes’ many restaurants, there is a chance you’ve seen the 54-year-old business owner around town.       Casamayor is at the gym before sunrise, and he follows that with a cryogenic...

     In a split vote, the Miami Lakes town council approved a tentative deal with the city of Hialeah and Miami-Dade County to open to traffic the Northwest 170th Street bridge that crosses Interstate 75.      The county and Hialeah will have to sign the legal agreement by June 15.       The town approved it on April 6.      Mayor Manny Cid, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering the following online and in-person programs. Space is limited, you must register in advance to receive a link via email. Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers en dos idiomas  Tues., April 19 and 26. 11:30 a.m. – noon. Bilingual stories, songs and activities. Ages 18 mos. - 3. REV + FLOW Functional Fitness Thurs., April 14,...

      Let’s meet Matteo!        Matteo is an 11-month-old mini-Goldendoodle who lives with Dr. Lysette Iglesias and her sons, Derek Carrasco, 11, and David Carrasco, 12, in the Silvercrest North community in Miami Lakes.         Matteo came to the family from a rescue organization and had a case of kennel cough when he arrived home, Iglesias said.    ...

Pastor Alex Christian  Miami Lakes United Methodist Church      On Easter the tomb Jesus was buried in was empty and Jesus was not there.       Jesus appeared to people who were grieving, afraid and hurting. Jesus came to people like us living in a disheartening world who needed a message of hope.           Jesus was showing them and us Jesus is alive and...