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...

     It will be up to residents of seven communities on the west side of Miami Lakes if they will install license plate readers at the entrance to their neighborhoods.       The town council wants the board of Neighborhood Service District 1, which includes The Anchorage; Regatta Pointe; Lake Carol; Lake Cynthia; Lake Elizabeth; Lake Glenn-Ellen and Lake Sandra communities, to vote about whether to...

    Residents and elected officials in Miami Lakes are preparing to fight a county proposal to open the Northwest 154th Street bridge.     There are two closed spans over Interstate 75 between Miami Lakes and Hialeah, at Northwest 154th Street and Northwest 170th Street.       The northern span was the subject of litigation in the Third District Court of Appeal in Miami between the town, which...