Rhoda has a problem: though she’s a newly hatched alligator in the Florida Everglades, another baby gator named Horace doesn’t like her orange and blue skin, and he bullies her. How Rhoda overcomes being an outcast and learns to celebrate what makes her special is the plot of the new children’s book published Nov. 24 by former Fla. Gov. Bob Graham. “I wrote this story for my grandchildren and girls and boys of their...

U.S. CongressSen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.7400 SW 87th Ave., Ste. 270 Miami, Fla. 33166305-596-4224Twitter: @SenRubioPressOfc. hours in Miami: Monday - Friday9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Ofc. hours in Miami Lakes Town Hall: 3rd Wednesdays11 a.m.-1 p.m.Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.415 Clematis St., Ste. 201 West Palm Beach, Fla.33401561-514-0189Twitter: @SenRickScottRep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami 8669 NW 36th St., Ste. 100 Doral, Fla. 33166305-470-8555Twitter:...

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...