Miami Lakes officials are blaming contractors for Comcast for two disruptions to traffic and businesses within five days along Northwest 67th Avenue near Main Street. The afternoon of Feb. 22, a gas line was cut in the street near Miller’s Ale House, prompting Miami-Dade Fire Rescue to respond and several restaurants and businesses to close and traffic was detoured to New Barn Road. On Monday afternoon as rush hour was building...

There are five candidates seeking to win Seat 6 on the Miami Lakes council dais, and the public will get to hear their platforms during a forum on March 7. Attorney and former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas will moderate the panel; the town is hosting the event. The candidates in the Special Election to be held April 9 are Hector Abad, Esther Colon; Bryan Morera; Nelson Rodriguez and John Rogger. To read more about them click...

      Ambrosio Hernandez of Miami Lakes and anchor of Univision Ch-23’s “Noticias 23” newscast and Reporter Tayhana Garcia brought their lights, microphones and cameras to broadcast live at 6 p.m. from downtown Miami Lakes on Feb. 6.      The episode had segments about blasting that happens during limestone mining. Residents Abel Fernandez and Hope Reynolds said during...

     The Miami Lakes town council honored Alfredo Vargas, owner of Havana Group Cigars. Vargas has owned the business in the Royal Oaks Plaza since 2005. Vargas is “a long-time Miami Laker who brings people together,” Mayor Manny Cid said before the council meeting on Jan. 18. Vargas was a Colombian Air Force veteran who immigrated to the United States in 1989. After leaving his position at a national hotel chain,...

Five candidates have qualified to run in the April 9 special election to fill a seat on the Miami Lakes town council. Seat 6 became vacant when Vice Mayor Carlos Alvarez resigned in November, citing personal reasons. The candidates who completed their paperwork on Feb. 14 are: Hector Abad, a social worker in Miami-Dade County Public Schools; Esther Colon, a former manager of the town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea; former Vice Mayor Nelson...