Students with Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s Law Honor Society stand on March 19 with more than 300 pairs of footwear to be donated in the annual Loving Soles Shoe Drive organized by Miami Lakes Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo on behalf of Camillus House in Miami.      Shown from left are Ysabella Lantigua; Gabriela Mauri; Hailie Prieto; Maria Torres and Law Honor Society Sponsor Ana M....

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee saluted six Women of Distinction during an annual luncheon on March 16 at Town Hall.      Judy Farcus Serra, chief financial officer for Headquarter Toyota, won in the business category. Her nominator described the $50,000 she raised from the Reindeer Run 5K, her volunteer work on the Veterans Committee and her achievements in the automobile industry.   ...

     The Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market has returned to town after a hiatus that began the first weekend in February.        The town council unanimously awarded a contract on March 12 to Florida Marketplace Group, LLC so it could resume operations.       The market has operated along New Barn Road at Main Street since 2021. It draws visitors who buy fresh fruit and vegetables;...

   Sixty years ago, Ludlam Road didn’t have traffic lights at Northwest 138th Street and riders would tie up their horses outside a convenience store at the new Lake Patricia Shopping Center, the first commercial development in Miami Lakes.      It is named for Patricia Graham, wife of town developer William (Bill) A. Graham. He believed that residents in the new neighborhoods he built should be able to buy a...

Juan Carlos Fernandez  Realtor Candidate for town council Seat 3 Miami Lakes   “We’re going to Cancun,” Juan Carlos Fernandez said.   “We fly there every year to go to an all-inclusive resort.   “We feel safe, and the kids get to wander and get food and ice cream. They get to go to the pool and the beach.” Yamila Santana Office...