The “Summer Strings” concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee and performed by Music for America at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church drew more than 135 fans of classical music on Aug. 16. The performing artists are from Italy, France, Cuba, Ukraine, Poland, Venezuela and the United States.       Front row, from left: Councilman Ray Garcia; Cultural Affairs Committee...

Sept. 4 Book Talk with Christina Diaz Gonzalez The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host Attorney and award-winning author of “The Red Umbrella,” “A Thunderous Whisper;” “Moving Target,” “Concealed;” “Invisible: A Graphic Novel,” and “The Bluest Sky” at Miami Lakes Town Hall. “The Red Umbrella” describes the journey of a girl, 14, who escapes Cuba...

  Mayor Josh Dieguez said there are “no sacred cows” when it comes to the 2025-2026 Miami Lakes general fund budget.       “We need to cut back on certain line items,” Dieguez said during a Aug. 27 workshop. The next workshop is Sept. 3; votes will happen during two budget hearings, on Sept. 11 and Sept. 25.      The council engaged with residents as they reviewed the...

     House Bill No. 711 began as an idea from Dr. Tamara Moodie, principal of South Florida Autism Charter School: Creation of a public emergency notice about missing children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, similar to the Amber Alert for endangered kids or the Silver Alert for lost elders.       Moodie thought about the parents of her students who worry that their child could get hit by a car...

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s founding family. He served as a state representative and senator; as the 38th governor and in the U.S. Senate, from 1987 – 2005.  There he chaired the U.S. Senate Select Committee on...