U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart came to town with some big checks to fund projects to resolve issues that concern Miami Lakers: flooding and traffic congestion.        His first stop on April 1 was at Northwest 170th Street near the bridge to Hialeah.      The noise from eastbound tractor trailers hauling freight sometimes drowned out the speeches by officials celebrating long term plans to...

Miami-Dade County Clerk of the Court & Comptroller Juan Fernandez-Barquin and Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez are hosting an event to raise awareness about property fraud. The session, to be held April 16 in Miami Lakes Town Hall, will provide attendees with information about fraud warning signs, how to prevent fraud and how the clerk's office can help if it happens. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St., 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. The...

   The Miami Lakes Bar Association’s 3rd Annual Her Court, Her Rules panel met March 19 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.      Held in honor of Women’s History Month, Bar Association members collaborated with Legally Lakes, a women’s mentorship group for attorneys, to present the event that filled a ballroom at the hotel.      “Speakers shared stories from their careers,...

     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...