On September 13, eligible homeowners can leave Zoo Miami with more than something from the gift shop - they can walk out with a new tree for their yard. Miami-Dade County’s Department of Environmental Resources Management (DERM) will host its finalAdopt-a-Tree event of 2026 on Sunday, September 13 at the zoo. The county aims to give away 2,500 trees. Varieties on offer will include Florida natives or trees that are considered...

Councilman Angelo Cuadra Garcia received a censure from his fellow councilmembers at the August 18 council meeting. The censure for Cuadra Garcia was recommended by Councilman Alex Sanchez following a cease-and-desist letter received by the town from Vista Memorial Gardens Cemetery. A censure is a move to discipline a member of a governing body, but it does not remove them from office. “I was very disappointed to read the...

The Florida gubenatorial race has some deep Miami Lakes ties. State Senator Bryan Avila was recently announced as Republican Byron Donalds’ running mate and would-be lieutenant governor. Avila’s largely Hialeah-based Florida Senate District 39 includes Miami Lakes. Democrat David Jolly’s running mate is former U.S. Representative Gwen Graham. The Miami Lakes native is the daughter of the late Florida governor and...

Two Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Miami Lakes district deputies were honored at the August 18 council meeting. Dep. Carlos Ortiz and Sgt. George Soto were given proclamations to mark their years of service with the department. Both Ortiz and Soto are retiring from the sheriff’s office following more than 30 years of service to the community. “Dep. Ortiz has been with us since we founded,” Mayor Josh Dieguez...

he residents of Lake Patricia are not going down without a fight over proposed Gratigny Parkway ramps. At the August 18 council meeting, residents flooded the council chambers to voice their concerns about the proposed project at Northwest 67th Avenue. More than 20 residents spoke during public comments and sent in comments against the ramps. Lake Patricia resident Sam Budlong has been organizing his neighbors to come speak in...