Oct. 17 Debate among candidates for Miami Lakes mayor and a council seat. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Mayor’s Chess Challenge. Presented by the Office of the Mayor. Students and families of all ages and skill levels are welcome to this free chess game against other players and local officials. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. 5:30 p.m. Free.  Oct. 19 Mental Health Awareness Fall Festival. Miami...

     When you turn 105, the birthday party comes to you.      And what a bash it was for Rosa Nell Hammer on Oct. 2, held in front of her home, on a street the town named for the retired Realtor.      Settled in a chair beneath a marquee, Hammer watched dozens of friends, former real estate colleagues and relatives enjoy a buffet lunch from Casavana Restaurant.     ...

Sections of the Palmetto Expressway/State Road 826 will be closed during evening hours from Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Monday, Oct. 21. Southbound motorists will be detoured off the Expressway as the entrance to the southbound express lanes is shifted from Northwest 154 Street to Northwest 103 Street. New lane markers will be installed and old ones will be removed. Drivers should expect delays. Once work is completed, southbound...

Do you have a favorite coffee spot in Miami Lakes? What shops do you tell your friends about? For the eighth year in a row, the town and its Economic Development Committee are accepting nominations for the Best of Miami Lakes Awards. Here are the categories: Café/Cup of Coffee Lunch Spot Dinner restaurant Shopping Beauty Health Provider Professional Service Fitness Nominations in the first round will be...

     Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia greeted constituents from District 13 during one of his “Cafecito con René” gatherings at BB’s Bakehouse in Miami Lakes on Sept. 10.       Guests included Stuart Wyllie, president and chief executive officer of The Graham Companies; Miami-Dade Police officers from the Miami Lakes district and Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board...