The 13th Annual Hispanic Heritage Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28 at Country Village Park.The celebration is scheduled to be held from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. at the park that is at 6550 NW 188th Terrace in Miami.Admission is free and will feature live music performances; a bounce house; rock climbing; pony rides; art and food.The festival is sponsored by Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara Jordan.National Heritage Month began Sept....

Staff writers Megan Medina and David Snelling shared memories of their late editor.“On my first day of work, I didn’t know what to expect, because during my interview he seemed like a serious man, so I was a little nervous,” said Megan Medina, 26. “But Roger always had this sense of humor.“On that first day, he started making little jokes and told me to not be shy,” Medina said. “He made me feel...

Florida Power & Light customers in Miami Lakes will not see the franchise fee portion of their utility bills increase, the town council decided.The utility collects a franchise fee from customers and pays that money to the town, which uses it to fund general services like law enforcement, public works and parks.Over the previous three decades, FPL paid franchise fees to Miami-Dade County, which passed monies through to municipalities.But the...

Florida Rep. Cindy Polo, D-Miramar, will host a town hall meeting to discuss the results of the 2019 legislative session.Topics will include arming teachers; immigration and school vouchers, her staff said.The meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Ana G. Méndez University - South Florida Campus, 15201 NW 79 Court in Miami Lakes.Polo also plans to discuss the 2020 session that is to convene Jan. 14. For more...

During its next meeting on Sept. 11, the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce will honor the first responders who gave their lives during the terror attacks upon our country 18 years ago.The gathering, in the grand ballroom at Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club, will also feature remarks by the Miami Lakes town council.Councilman Josh Dieguez was a 7th grader at Dade Christian School when the destruction occurred and said the events will affect his life...