The Town Council of Miami Lakes presented Antonio de la Hoz, manager and co-owner of the Casavana Cuban Cuisine restaurant, with a proclamation at its May 20 council meeting. De la Hoz was honored by Mayor Josh Dieguez and the council for his commitment to the community. Citing his donation of food during the COVID-19 Pandemic, feeding elders; sponsoring the Miami Lakes Optimist Club and the American Senior High School...

  Miami Lakes AutoMall Partner Fred Senra, shown at center in a navy shirt and cap and holding a check, awarded $1,500 to the Miami Lakes Optimist Club Baseball Program for its 2025 season.       The donation is one he has made for the past 15 years, on behalf of Miami Lakes Chevrolet’s Test Drive Program.       Shown at left is Roman Garcia, a committee member for Optimist Club Flag...

    On a recent weekday after summer vacations began, six boys on bicycles, electric bikes and scooters seemed to be playing a game of tag on wheels.       They sped along sidewalks, around the movie theater parking lot and in the middle of New Barn Road, headed toward Main Street.       While the kids seemed to be having a fun, carefree time, the races could have turned...

 Three generations of anglers dropped lines in Graham Dairy Lake during the annual Miami Lakes Father’s Day Fishing Tournament.        Held on the morning of June 14, the catch and release contest was hosted by the Cultural Affairs Committee and sponsored by Joshua J. Hertz and the Hertz Law Firm and The Graham Companies.      The committee provided live bait and snacks and awarded prizes in...

     The Miami Lakes Mental Health Task Force invited residents to learn how to respond with compassion to someone who may be struggling with their mental health or other issues. On May 15, the task force as well as representatives from Baptist Health South Florida; the Miami-Dade Sheriff's/Eleventh Judicial Circuit’s Crisis Intervention Team; Thriving Mind and the Mobile Response Team from WestCare spoke about the...