Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia represents District 13 which includes Miami Lakes. He hosted one of his regular ‘Cafecito con René’ gatherings on Feb. 24 at BB’s Bakehouse on Main Street.       Among Garcia’s constitutents who joined him for coffee and pastries were candidates running in Miami Lakes municipal elections. Former Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez...

     Two council members for the Town of Miami Lakes have a lot in common: As youngsters in Hialeah, they would drive through town and wish they could live here.     They shared their backgrounds and hopes for business development with the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 14.    “I’m basically living the dream,” said Councilman Ray Garcia, who is a health insurance agent and...

     Veronica Fabricio served as a page in the Florida House of Representatives in Tallahassee in February when her father, Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, was working with other elected officials during the legislative session.       Veronica, 11, joined her father during the week of Feb. 12. The sixth grader led the Pledge of Allegiance on Feb. 15, her father said.      The...

   The Miami Lakes Veterans Committee is offering scholarships to students who are the children of veterans. The scholarships will help pay tuition for students who are planning to attend college, a trade school or a profession-based program.       Scholarship applications will be accepted through April 3. Money for the scholarship was collected from the 2023 Reindeer Run 5K, presented in December by...

 Register at TOML.eventbrite.com for town events. Feb. 28 Coffee with a Cop. Come enjoy a coffee and a chat with officers from the Miami-Dade Police Dept.’s Miami Lakes Division. McDonald’s, 7435 Miami Lakes Drive. 8:30 a.m. Free.  Feb. 29 HELP (Health Emergency Life Protection) Class Miami-Dade Fire Rescue teaches basic lifesaving skills such as adult and pediatric, hands-only CPR; early stroke recognition;...