The Town of Miami Lakes honored Gary Cardenas for his years of service to the community by naming a pavilion for him in Veterans Park.      Cardenas, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, lives in Palm Springs North.       He is a school crossing guard in Miami Lakes and is a supervisor in the program. He volunteers on two town committees: the Veterans Committee and the Mental Health Task Force,...

   The 2024 Mayor’s Gala with the theme “Last Night in Paris” brought French flair and black tie to the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main on Sept. 28 and raised $44,612 for the town’s Special Needs Advisory Board. Vida Custom Designs donated an additional $530, amounts announced during the Oct. 29 council meeting.            Residents danced, sipped drinks and bid in auctions for art...

      Kona the Golden Retriever is the ambassador at Graham Park.      The 6-month-old puppy who lives in town with Taylor Ariko and her fiancé Collin Walker loves to make friends at the picturesque green space that is in the center of downtown.      “Kona loves running in the grass at the park and saying hello to everyone she sees,” Ariko said. “The neighbors have been so...

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce donated $1,500 each to four local non-profit organizations that serve children. Not shown is a $500 donation made to the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes.

Photos were taken at Miami Lakes AutoMall on Oct. 15, where Fred Senra is a partner.

Photos courtesy of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce.

     Give Miami Day is Thursday, Nov. 21.  The annual event enables people in South Florida to donate online to their favorite non-profits, more than 1,000 organizations that serve the region and receive 100% of donations.      Last year, 46,000 donors gave more than $34 million to groups with causes including education, the environment, children and the arts, according to The Miami Foundation, which...