Miami Lakes resident Dr. Carmen Crespi was honored at the October Town Council meeting for reaching a milestone of servicing 12,000 patients during her career. She grew up in the Town and knew at the start of her orthodontic career she wanted to open her practice in her hometown. Pictured (from left) Councilmember Tim Daubert, Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, Councilmembers Frank Mingo and Ceasar Mestre, Crespi, Mayor Manny Cid, and...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, together with the Miami Lakes Bar Association, will host an Elder Legal Forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 4, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A panel of attorneys and experts in the area of probate, estate planning, foreclosure, credit fraud, and land issues will discuss these and other legal topics. The program will consist of two panel conversations, followed by...

Stu Wyllie, president and CEO of The Graham Companies (standing right), was commended by the Town Council for helping Miami Lakes elderly residents Eduardo and Maria Caces (seated). The couple were in poor condition due to their home being without power after Hurricane Irma. Wyllie took it upon himself to provide a room for them at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street until they were able to recover. Pictured (from left) Councilmembers Ceasar...

In 2002, Miami-Dade voters approved a half-penny sales tax increase to fund improvements to the county’s transit and transportation services under the People’s  Transportation Plan to take cars off the roads and place people in reliable bus services.As part of the plan, a lot of pennies have added up which allowed 34 Miami-Dade municipalities, including Miami Lakes, to receive their share of the money to purchase circulators...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee, together with the Miami Lakes Bar Association, will host an Elder Legal Forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, November 4, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A panel of attorneys and experts in the area of probate, estate planning, foreclosure, credit fraud, and land issues will discuss these and other legal topics. The program will consist of two panel conversations, followed by...