Florida Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes and U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Doral or their aides will begin holding monthly office hours in March at Miami Lakes Town Hall.       Constituents may meet with their elected officials for help with SNAP and unemployment benefits, Medicaid and other government programs.       Diaz-Balart will be available March 1 from 1 p.m. to 3...

   A team of Miami Lakes officials visited Tallahassee on Feb. 15 to lobby state officeholders about areas of concern for residents. Topics included transportation infrastructure; stormwater drainage; funding for a senior center; property tax relief and rock mining, Mayor Manny Cid said on Facebook. Meetings happened with Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes and Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared Perdue,...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid is term-limited and will leave office in November 2024, when he hopes to have won election to a county office. Cid shared his future goals with the Miami Herald Wednesday in a story about possible Republican challengers to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, a first-term Democrat who declared Wednesday she is running again. “We’re definitely 100% in for a countywide race,” Cid told...

    The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee asked folks to share their love stories in a contest for Valentine’s Day.     The event, the committee said, was “to celebrate love across all cultures and ages as well as support the notion that love is universal.”     Here are the winners’ stories, as told in their own words and photos. 1st Place:  Zee Aleman...

     Veterans who have illnesses related to exposure to burn pits or Agent Orange may benefit from the 2022 PACT Act and can learn more at the Veterans Resource Center in Miami Lakes.      The center welcomes former members of the military and their dependents who live or work in Miami-Dade County, Social Worker and Veterans Service Specialist Kenneth I. Peters said.      “The VA has...