Registered Republican voters may cast ballots in the March 19 Presidential Preference Primary Election.       There will not be a primary for Democrats as the Florida Democratic Party has one candidate, President Joe Biden.      Those who want a vote-by-mail ballot have until March 7 to ask for one by email, phone or mail from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department; go to the...

     The Neighborhood Improvement Committee held one of its community bicycle rides around town.      The theme on Feb. 10 was Mardi Gras. Riders celebrated by wearing beaded necklaces, glow in the dark necklaces and feathered masks. Committee members wore their navy logo shirts.      Riders departed from the Miami Lakes Youth Center and Miami-Dade Police officers from the town district...

     The Miami Lakes Bar Association swore in its new board of directors on Feb. 2 at Miami Lakes Town Hall. 11th Circuit Court Judge Diana Vizcaino, who resides in Miami Lakes, administered the oaths. Mirelis Castilla of Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP was named 2024 board president. Among 60 guests at the ceremony were Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia and Cuban American Bar Association President...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid presented a key to the town to Sabrina Seferlis on Feb. 13. She owned Gerardo’s Marketplace on Bull Run Road in Miami Lakes with her late husband Gerardo Seferlis. Sabrina and the couple’s daughter Gabriella kept the business going after Gerardo’s death in 2022 but closed it in December after 25 years in the community. Mourners who attended a celebration of Gerardo’s life...

     The Town of Miami Lakes honored the Main Street Players and its half century of producing live theater. Mayor Manny Cid and the town council presented the theater board with a proclamation on Feb. 13 to mark their success in Miami Lakes. Cid called the theater a jewel in the community and praising its award-winning shows, community outreach and work with children. “We stand here very grateful and very proud that we...