A plaque on the speaker’s podium in the Miami Lakes council chamber reads: “Mirtha Mendez Podium, in recognition and honor of her commitment to the Town of Miami Lakes and its charter.”       On Aug. 8, the council saluted Mendez, a resident who has stood at the podium for the past 23 years to share her concerns with the town’s elected officials.    ...

     This fall, the Town of Miami Lakes hopes to have a sign to welcome visitors at the southern end of Northwest 67th Avenue, near the border with the City of Hialeah.      The custom stucco monument will stand 12 feet wide, 70 inches tall and 2 feet thick, north of the Gratigny Parkway underpass, along the northbound lanes of the avenue.      It was designed by Multiple Media Network,...

      For Rosa Nell Hammer, a ceremony in her honor was a bunch of “hoopla,” as she put it.       The 103-year-old Lake Sandra resident is not big on festivities or fuss.      But she is a town treasure, Miami Lakes’ own “Rosie the Riveter,” and Miami Lakers wanted to salute her.       On Aug. 7, the Miami Lakes Veterans and Elderly...

     Miami-Dade Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia held a “Cafecito con Rene” event in Miami Lakes on July 20.      At the Vanilla Espresso French Cafe in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center, Garcia greeted constituents who decided to “come for the coffee and stay for the conversation,” as his invitation says.      Shown above are Miami Lakes Councilman Josh Dieguez; Ana...

     Nancy Rogers, aka Momma Nance, is known as a person who shows up and gets things done.  The former Jersey girl has volunteered for four decades in Miami Lakes.             Rogers, 75, chairs the town’s Public Safety Committee, is a member of the Elderly Affairs Committee and checks in marchers for the Veterans Committee on the day of the parade, among other good...