Five candidates – three running for mayor of Miami Lakes, and two seeking a council seat – gave voters a chance to compare their platforms during a forum organized by Miami Lakes Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo on Oct. 17 and presented by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Miami Lakes Bar Association.      Moderator and resident Alex Penelas, a former mayor of Miami-Dade County, led discussions...

    Award-winning artist and teacher Ginette Marie-Jose Lillo died Oct. 7 while in hospice care in Fort Lauderdale. She was 91.      A longtime instructor at Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes, she also gave private lessons at her home in the Lake Patricia neighborhood.      Lillo influenced generations of aspiring artists in town.       After her family, her...

Nov. 2 Miami Lakes Bar Association Domino Tournament. The Miami Lakes Bar Association will host its inaugural domino tournament. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave., 4:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. $100 for teams of two players, $25 for spectators which includes food and one drink ticket. Register at https://bit.ly/4dwoBFn.  Nov. 2 Miami Lakes Farmers Market. The Florida Marketplace Group presents the weekly Saturday market with a...

     In just 18 months as Miami Lakes’ Special Project Manager, John JP Yanes demonstrated leadership skills that won him the town’s Employee of the Year award.      Among his attributes described by Deputy Manager Tony Lopez are his respect for the public; excellence in his work product, teamwork; having an innovative spirit and unwavering dedication to public service.      The...

  More than 17,000 voters from around Miami-Dade County cast their ballots at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes during the first week of early voting.      That polling place will remain open for those casting their ballots early, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m., through Nov. 3.      On Election Day, Nov. 5, voters who live in Miami Lakes may make their choices at their assigned precincts. There...