Ret. U.S. Marine Col. William “Bill” Perez will lead the 2025 Miami Lakes Veterans Day Parade as Grand Marshal on Nov. 2.      Perez, 60, of Miami Lakes, chairs the town’s volunteer Veterans Committee; committee members chose him for the honor.      Perez was born in Cuba and moved to Miami Lakes in 1974, where he attended Miami Lakes Elementary School and Miami Lakes Middle...

     Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava returned to Miami Lakes for a sixth time in recent years and appeared before the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce.      “Guess what, I’m not up for election!” said Levine Cava. “Yay!”       She announced that she just turned 70 and that she could “still drop for 10” pushups.     ...

     The Miami Lakes town council unanimously voted on Sept. 16 to approve its list of priorities to present to the state legislature during the 2026 session.       Lobbyists for the town will seek state funding for projects to lessen flooding and improve drainage; smooth traffic flow; enhance pedestrian safety; crime prevention; encourage work force housing and reform rock mining law. Proposed...

    The Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee presented its awards for outstanding first responders at the Sept. 16 council meeting.      The annual awards recognize a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighter and a deputy from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office for their service.       Maj. Jose Gonzalez, commander for Miami Lakes district, presented Deputy Carlos Ortiz with the Deputy of the Year...

     For more than two decades, anyone who attended a municipal meeting in Miami Lakes would see a tiny woman stand at the podium from which she’d challenge council members on their decisions about taxes, policy and adherence to the town charter.      That self-appointed advocate for Miami Lakers was Mirtha Mendez, who died Sept. 14. She was 78 years old.      On a night in August, 2023...