Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René García appointed Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez to the county’s 2025 Charter Review Task Force, which began meeting in June.      Dieguez represents District 13 and joins 14 other members, chaired by Asst. County Attorney Dennis A. Kerbel.      They are studying sources of local power through the home rule aspect of the constitution, as well...

    The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office honored Fla. Rep. Alex Rizo, R-Hialeah at the May 20 town council meeting in Miami Lakes. Undersheriff Christopher Carothers presented a letter to Rizo on behalf of Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz. Carothers described legislation Rizo sponsored, including the Halo law, which requires a 25-foot buffer between the public and police, firefighters, corrections officers or paramedics first responders...

   Parents seeking to save money on school supplies can take advantage of the Florida sales tax holiday. It runs from Aug. 1 to Aug. 31 and includes the following items:  •  Personal computers or computer-related accessories bought for non-commercial use, costing $1,500 or less which includes calculators; desktop computers; electronic book readers; laptops; tablets and tower computers. Personal computer...

Aug. 1 - 3 “The Revolutionists” by Lauren Gunderson, presented by the Main Street Players A “bold, hilarious call to action for art, feminism and resistance,” set during the French Revolution, according to the theater. Shows are on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m. For tickets go to the theater box office 60 minutes before the show, at 6812 Main St., or buy online at MainStreetPlayers.com. Prices...

     The Government Employees Health Association donated $15,000 to help grow Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Miami Lakes.       Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library sends free books to children around the world. It has operated for two decades in town, where it distributes titles to kids – from newborn to 5 years old – in families who have registered for the program....