During the November 5 highly contested Florida Gubernatorial race between incumbent Republican Rick Scott and former Governor Charlie Crist, now a Democrat, Miami Lakes residents will also vote for candidates running for a Town Council Seat and three charter amendments, two State Representative positions and Miami-Dade Property Appraisal. Political neophyte Xiomara Pazos is challenging incumbent Ceasar Mestre for Seat 6 on the Miami...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament on Friday, October 3, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The Double-Nine Domino Tournament is sponsored by Leon Medical Centers. Registration begins at 6 p.m. and tournament play is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Special Events and Committee coordinator Clarisell De Cardenas at decardenasc@miamilakes-fl.gov, or by...

  During a September 23 special call meeting, the Miami Lakes Town Council approved two ordinances on first reading and two other ordinances on second reading were deferred. On first reading, lawmakers approved an ordinance to set a $100 expedited fee for lien letters to be processed within two business days and revise the regular lien letter fee with a standard process time of seven to ten days from $20 to $50. At a budget workshop in...

  The Main Street Players, the longest running community theater in Miami-Dade County, chose a titillating production to close their 40th season. Theater patrons and aficionados from Homestead to Boynton Beach are flocking to the Main Street Playhouse, the quaint theater in the heart of Miami Lakes to see Spring Awakening, the broadway spectacle that launched the career of Lea Michelle, actress in the Emmy award-winning show, GLEE....

 

The Florida Lottery announced that Frank Ferrer of Miami Lakes claimed the $600,000 LUCKY MONEY™ jackpot from the August 15, 2014 drawing at Florida Lottery headquarters in Tallahassee. Ferrer chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option for his winnings, in the amount of $432,610.24. He purchased his jackpot-winning LUCKY MONEY Quick Pick ticket at Winn Dixie, located at 15450 N.W. 77 Court in Miami Lakes.