Council passes $20M budget with setbacks for legal expenses

Community By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Thursday, October 1, 2015

  The Town of Miami Lakes will be reimbursed $56,000 from its insurance carrier for the back pay Mayor Michael Pizzi was entitled to while he was suspended from political office fighting his public corruption charges last year.  But instead of using the money for services in the town’s tight budget for next year, Miami Lakes will use the reimbursement fund to cover a $50,000 insurance rate increase stemming from the...
Halloween celebrations are not limited to people, as shown by the Canine Cocktails Halloween Costume Party hosted by Miami Lakes’ Hotel Indigo on Thursday, October 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hotel Indigo is located at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Canine Cocktails is a dog-friendly monthly gathering offers a venue for dog owners to enjoy cocktails while their pups enjoy treats. The new season of Canine Cocktails begins with the annual Halloween...

Main St. Players' "The Pot" focuses on immigration and identity

Community By R.A. Romero, The Miami Laker staff Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Nathan, main character and narrator of Main Street Players’ new play The Pot best sums up his parent’s home, lifestyle and neighborhood in saying that it’s a place full of “cul-de-sacs, Cadillacs, and curvy roads that rarely intersect.” So when Nathan’s sister, Laura, brings home her undocumented boyfriend, Rick, and his sister, Diana, things begin to unravel and those rarely intersecting curvy...

Lakes resident seeks coupon donations for charity

Community Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Don't throw away all those coupons from Sunday's paper.Local resident and Miami-Dade College student, Marysela Liriano, wants to use her talent for couponing to help those in need. Liriano first began couponing a year ago and has since learned how to coupon in a way that she does not spend any money at the register. Her only costs go toward purchasing the newspapers that advertise the coupons. “My last coupon haul included 30...

Bovo, Garcia host Family Movie Night on Oct. 2

Community Thursday, October 1, 2015

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., and State Senator Rene Garcia are inviting the community to Family Movie Night, presenting “Disney’s Descendants,” Friday, October 2, at Dade Christian School, 6601 N.W. 167 Street. The entertainment portion of the event starts at 6 p.m. with music, a magic show and tons of games, followed by the movie. The famous food trucks will be on hand and other refreshments will...
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