County and local elected officials heard from property owners who shared their frustrations about damages to their homes as well as to municipal buildings and infrastructure that they attribute to miners blasting for limestone.      “It’s not only our homes,” said Pamela Carrera, a real estate broker in Miami Lakes who is a member of the Palm Springs North Civic Association....

   Among the appropriations made by the Florida legislature and approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis are nearly $2.1 million that will allow two major road and drainage projects in Miami Lakes to move forward.      “This is the highest amount of state appropriations in any one year in the history of the town,” Town Manager Edward Pidermann said in an email on June 15, the day the news was...

     Imagine a date night at a restaurant with a trendy menu and live music to dance to, a place where you don’t have to pay a cover charge, fork over high valet fees or risk your life on Interstate 95 to get there.      Such a night out can be had very close to home. In Miami Lakes restaurants you can take salsa turns with a partner, hear a singer croon romantic ballads or form a line with friends and...

Clarisell De Cardenas, Public Information Officer Town of Miami Lakes, Miami Lakes “As a Miami native, it’s very exciting to be at the epicenter of sports,” said Clarisell De Cardenas.       “Rooting for the home team is always important for me because I love this city and I’m always so proud of all of its accomplishments.      “I’m a baseball mom...

Dave Gergely’s last official day as the golf sales coordinator for Miami Lakes Golf Club was June 9, but now and then, his friends and clients will get to see him run tournaments at the course.   “I still want to be a presence here,” said Gergely, 71. “I live around the corner and without working, I would be out of my mind.”      At his retirement luncheon, the company praised...