Dedicated volunteers worked for years to make Miami Lakes the 31st municipality in Miami-Dade County, an accomplishment that was achieved two decades ago. Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid said of the importance of local government, “You can’t speak to your president, you can’t speak to your governor ... but you can speak to your mayor, you can speak to your councilmembers to make sure that your community is improving,” Cid said. It takes a...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid called for unity on the town council following a contentious 2020 election, when he and councilmembers split their endorsements between four candidates, including an incumbent.Voters returned Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano, 44, to the dais and elected newcomer Tony Fernandez, 35, to represent Seat 1.Cid, 37, and Councilman Luis Collazo, 47, did not have challengers by the qualifying deadline.They won their seats by...

Nancy Rogers was babysitting her grandson when she came up with the idea of a way to warn drivers that kids were playing nearby. And as chair of the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee, she could put her idea into action. In November, signs like the one above that say “Drive like your kids live here” began popping up around town parks and in some of the larger residential communities. The idea, Rogers said, was to alert...

A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Town of Miami Lakes to stop construction of the Northwest 170th Street bridge from extending onto the town’s northwest boundary. The decision came on Oct. 15, a year after town officials noticed construction rigs at the east side of the span above Interstate 75 between Hialeah and Miami Lakes. The road work prompted the town to take legal action against...

The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee is hosting a Scavenger Hunt in town from Nov. 12 – Dec. 6. Small Business Saturday falls in the middle of the Scavenger Hunt, on Nov. 28. The Scavenger Hunt will help promote local shops and kick off the holiday season. To play, download the GooseChase Adventures app for either iPhones or Androids. Businesses will offer clues about their enterprises and activities nearby that...