Three of eight candidates for mayor of Miami-Dade County are scheduled to debate at True Channel Studios in Miami Lakes on Feb. 10. Invited by the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Republican Club are current County Commissioners Esteban Bovo Jr., 57, and Xavier Suarez, 70, and former Miami-Dade County Mayor Alex Penelas, 58. All three candidates have experience in local politics; Penelas and Bovo began their careers as Hialeah city councilmembers...

The Town of Miami Lakes will accept requests for public records that are made on the municipal website. To access the form, go to www.miamilakes-fl.gov, click on the “Departments” tab, and when the menu drops down, choose the “Office of the Clerk” line. From the clerk’s page, select “Public Records Request” to access the form. Note that many records are already available on the town website. For...

The Miami-Dade Police Department has new director. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez appointed Deputy Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez III as the top cop on Jan. 8. The town of Miami Lakes has a $8.7 million contract with the agency. Ramirez replaced Juan Perez, who retired after a 29-year career in law enforcement. Ramirez earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of Miami in 1994 and joined the...

U.S. Congress Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. 7400 SW 87th Ave., Ste. 270 Miami, Fla. 33166 305-596-4224 Twitter: @SenRubioPress Office hours in Miami: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. 415 Clematis St., Ste. 201 West Palm Beach, Fla.33401 561-514-0189 Twitter: @SenRickScott Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami 8669 NW 36th St., Ste. 100 Doral, Fla. 33166 305-470-8555 Twitter: @MarioDB Office hours: Monday -...

The Dad’s Club of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School will host a unique competition to benefit the school: A pig roast, called Pig Nic. The porkers will be cooked on Jan. 26 by 14 teams of amateur chefs who are parish members. The results will be judged by a panel that includes Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid; school Principal Barbara Picazo; former principal Ricardo Briz; Avian Guerra of the La Caja China company; Rodolfo Cabrera of...