Council salutes silver medalists in national junior pickleball tournament

Sports By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, October 2, 2025

   The Miami Lakes town council recognized two young pickleball players during the Sept. 16 council meeting.      Mayor Josh Dieguez presented the boys with certificates of recognition for how they represented the community and gave them special Town of Miami Lakes pickleball paddles.       David Ayala, at left, and Lucas Collazo, at right, competed in the National Junior Pickleball powered...

Fabricio seeks 4th term in Tallahassee

Government By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, October 2, 2025

    Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio is seeking a fourth term in the statehouse, and filed in January to run in the Nov. 3, 2026 election.      Fabricio is a Republican who lives in Miami Lakes.      District 110 includes part of Hialeah, Country Club, Palm Springs North and Miami Lakes. His office is in town.       He was first elected to the legislature in 2020 and has filed several...

Miami Lakes hosts 3rd Annual Business Boot Camp

Business By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, October 2, 2025

    Of the 65 attendees at the 3rd Annual Business Boot Camp in Miami Lakes, most had fewer than 10 employees, several had ideas for a startup and some came from out of town to learn practical tips from local entrepreneurs.      The Economic Development Committee presented the free Town Hall forum on Sept. 26.      “I want to hear about their journeys and learn from people who also started...

Miami Lakes council approves slight property tax increase

Government By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, October 2, 2025

    After three workshops and two late night budget hearings, the Miami Lakes town council raised the millage rate slightly, from 2.0732 to 2.1577, or $2.15.       To get there, they adjusted where revenues went and lowered the general fund spending plan by $1,103,912.      At midnight on Sept. 25, a majority -- Councilmen Juan Carlos Fernandez, Steven Herzberg and Alex Sanchez; Vice Mayor...

Author Christina Diaz Gonzalez brings Operation Pedro Pan history to Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, September 19, 2025

     The Cultural Affairs Committee presented attorney and author Christina Diaz Gonzalez, who spoke about her books at Town Hall on Sept. 4. Her novel for young readers, “The Red Umbrella,” is based on her family’s experience during Operation Pedro Pan.       It was an exodus of more than 14,000 children who were sent alone in the early 1960s from Cuba to the United States by families...
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