Hailie Prieto has lived most of her life in Miami Lakes and is the new chair of the town’s Youth Activities Task Force.       “It was actually something that I didn’t plan at all,” Prieto, 19, said. “I was thinking about that day, and I knew we had elections coming up. I’ve always been an advocate for the youth being civically engaged. I have been an advocate [of...

    The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization presented Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board Member Roberto J. Alonso with its Safe Roads Champion Award.      The recognition is for leaders who “strengthen regional safety initiatives” and “advance context-sensitive road design.”       Alonso represents the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board on the planning...

    Miami Lakers enjoy a quality of life that is greater than what is experienced by residents elsewhere in Florida and the United States. They consider the town’s greatest assets to be their sense of safety, the tree canopy, retention of property values and that it is a good place to raise children or retire.     Those were some of the findings from ETC Institute’s survey in January and February of 311...

     The Miami Lakes Women of Distinction Class of 2026 are many things: accomplished professionals, good citizens, mothers and in some cases, cancer warriors.      They represent the best of Miami Lakes, and the town honored them during a luncheon on March 14 at town hall.      “Today as we celebrate the amazing women in this room, I hope that we continue to inspire each other,...

 Miami-Dade County has many programs to support small businesses and Manny Cid, asst. director for the Miami-Dade County Strategic Procurement Department, described some of them to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on March 11.      Whether it’s helping Mom and Pop firms launch with legal, staffing and marketing advice to winning bids for county contracts, Cid, a former town mayor and council member, said there...