The Florida Autism License Plate Fund and Autism Services Grant Council have awarded a $10,000 grant to the HDS Foundation.       The foundation, based in Miami Lakes, will use the money to fund its training courses for students with autism and related abilities to help them to live in society.        “We are honored to receive this support from the Autism License Plate Fund...

   The Miami-Dade County Public Library System announced in 2023 that its Miami Lakes branch would undergo extensive renovations.  Work is set to begin in March, when the branch, at 6699 Windmill Gate Road and Northwest 67th Avenue, will close until the fall of 2027.      Vercetti Enterprises in Doral won the bid for the approximately $8 million project that will include new wiring and plumbing, an...

     Councilman Alex Sanchez is a candidate for Seat 4 in the Nov. 3 election.       Sanchez, 42, was appointed to the seat in 2025; it was previously held by Josh Dieguez, who was elected mayor.       In 2016, Sanchez filed to run for the council but withdrew from the race, according to town records. This year’s race is his first time campaigning for the...

    The Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival was a draw once more this year, for ticket holders and those who wished they were.       Guests lined up 40 minutes early in the cool night air to get into the festival that featured 27 restaurants and food vendors and 26 vintners and beverage companies.       As the night progressed, residents in the nearby Windmill Gate community lined up...

    Lakeside, an apartment complex being proposed for the east shore of Graham Dairy Lake, is The Graham Companies’ latest project.       Fourteen buildings with 541 units will rise in Business Park West, with an entrance at Commerce Way between Northwest 146th and Northwest 148th Streets.      In addition to water views, amenities will include a clubhouse and resort-style pool, a...