Within the past four months, Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid moved to accelerate a performance review of Town Manager Edward Pidermann and to replace him with the assistant town manager.      Last October, Cid sought to have the council review Pidermann’s performance, 15 months before his contract was to expire.      Cid said then that he wanted “to create a long-term policy...

      The Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival proved to be the successful charitable event that co-founders Lynn Matos and Giuseppe Zuozo had hoped for on Feb. 5.       “All of our restaurants, all of our wine people [it’s] just a pouring of support for the community,” Matos said.       The event sold out -- 1,000 tickets in 10 days -- without advertising and drew...

  The ‘What’s your love story?’ contest was a project of the Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee. The winning writers won restaurant gift cards: 1st Place, $100 for Cancun Grill; 2nd Place, $75 for Trattoria Pampered Chef and 3rd Place, $50 for Beverly Hills Cafe. Photos courtesy of the writers.   1st Place:  Haircut leads to half-century of love  Karen and Mike Wolske By...

     Members of the Town of Miami Lakes Blasting Advisory Board met with members of the Florida legislature to share homeowners’ concerns about damage to their properties from limestone mining.      The group saw Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miramar; Rep. Alex Rizo, R-Hialeah and Fla. Sen. Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah Gardens in January in Tallahassee.       Board Chair Miguel Martinez...

   It was a busy week for Aidan Schwinghammer, who served as a page during the first month of Florida’s legislative session.      He created a mock bill, led the Pledge of Allegiance to start a session for the House of Representatives and met Gov. Ron DeSantis, other elected officials and young pages like himself who volunteered from around the state.      “It was really enjoyable and...