The Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Maj. Jose Gonzalez for his 35-year career in law enforcement.      “This is his last official meeting that he will be with us, we want to take time to honor him as he prepares to retire,” Mayor Josh Dieguez said on Nov. 18. Gonzalez will step down from his post in Miami Lakes at the end of 2025 and will retire April 10. The...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez discussed recent accomplishments and new and ongoing initiatives of his and the council during his first State of the Town address.      Perhaps most impactful for residents? A Zip Code for Miami Lakes, a long-sought town goal that could impact insurance rates and shipping to local addresses.      Dieguez said a bill is making its way through Congress and...

    In the 1920s, The Pennsylvania Sugar Company in Philadelphia wanted to grow sugar cane in the Everglades. They tried growing vegetables, too and were defeated by frost, floods and the economics of the Great Depression.       The company shut down operations in Florida in Dec. 1931, and left a herd of dairy cows and the land to its civil mining engineer Ernest R Graham.      The following...

     The Saint Andrews Pipe Band of Miami led by Pipe Major Jason Wright launched Miami Lakes’ 25th Anniversary celebration with a march through Veterans Park while playing “Scotland the Brave.”     The Scottish music was a reference to the heritage of the Graham family who have owned land in the town since the 1930s and continue developing properties on it.      It was the start...

    The Miami Lakes town council formed the Charter Revision Commission during its final meeting of 2025.      The Charter Revision Commission meets every 10 years to review the town’s charter, which sets forth Miami Lakes’ form of government; election procedures; administrative processes; legislative rules and other topics.       The seven council members on Nov. 18 each named a...