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...

A street and a school will now provide lasting memory of a man who served Miami Lakes and nearby communities in Congress for almost two decades. A stretch of Southwest 8th Street - Miami’s famed Calle Ocho - was recently renamed Lincoln Diaz-Balart Memorial Highway. Hialeah Elementary School has been rechristened Lincoln Diaz-Balart Hialeah Elementary School. Diaz-Balart served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to...

Miami Lakers will soon get a chance to pick up free trees near the town thanks to an initiative from Miami-Dade County and TD Bank. The county recently received a $150,000 grant from the county to support its Urban Forestry Plan and Million Trees Miami initiative. As part of the initiative, several community tree and garden giveaways will take place around the county in the coming months. The first will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. September 4...