The Rev. Daniel Medina feels at home at church and in the classroom.      The clergyman recently became pastor at Miami Lakes Congregational United Church of Christ.      “We’re working together to elevate the entire consciousness of the community,” Medina, 52, said about the church, which he hopes will become a “beacon of Miami Lakes, but in whatever way God...

    The 2021 Mayor’s Gala held on Sept. 25 to benefit the Miami Lakes Special Needs Advisory Board raised $24,503. A check was presented during the Nov. 9 town council meeting.  It was Mayor Manny Cid’s third gala, and was produced by Joseph Sosa, assistant to the mayor.      The Special Needs Advisory Board provides services to the community and makes recommendations to town government and police...

     On a recent weeknight,  four friends rode around the parking lots behind New Barn Road in Miami Lakes astride sleek black Wheels scooters while playing music from their respective cell phones.      “We’ve been having a blast,” Helen Santos, 18, of Miami Lakes said.       The electric rides became available for rent in town on Oct. 30 through the Wheels app,...

    The Town of Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is accepting applications from women ages 60 and above for the Ms. Senior Miami Lakes show.        It will be held in town on Feb. 13.      Competitors can demonstrate any kind of talent, whether reciting poetry, reading literature, singing, dancing or playing an instrument.      Applications may be obtained from...

      Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Firefighter Eduardo Baez recently recalled an unforgettable early morning incident on the Palmetto Expressway. It happened a few years ago on the overpass near Fire Station 1 in Miami Lakes where Baez was based.      It involved more than a dozen cars, an 18-wheeler across the median and collapsed light poles. People had to be rescued from the wrecks, he said.   ...