For Maria Nordase, teaching Spanish to her students is a skill that will take them around the world.      One of her pupils is an older gentleman who translates for his daughters when they visit Spain. Then there is the couple who visited Peru, where locals thought they were from an island nation that is to the south of Florida.       “When they went to visited Peru and...

 The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closed for renovation. Patrons may visit the branch in Palm Springs North at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes.   Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing for Toddlers en dos idiomas Mon. April 13   11 a.m. - 12 p.m. Hear stories, sing songs, activities for kids and caregivers in English and Spanish.   Ages 18 mos. – 3. Monthly Book...

     The poised gentleman in the photo with his paws crossed is Apollo.       The four-year-old boy is a Miniature Bernedoodle who lives with the Sanchez family in Miami Lakes: Aubrey, her husband Javier and their children, Noah, 14, and Ella, 9.      Apollo’s breed is a cross between a miniature Poodle and Bernese Mountain dog.      “They are so good and...

    The Town of Miami Lakes kicked off budget season with its first workshop on April 7, when council members told staff their priorities for the 2026-2027 spending plan they will vote on in September.       Hanging over their discussion were unknown factors: What the state legislature and governor will do this spring and what voters could decide in November about eliminating property taxes, actions that could...

     The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has a contract to protect the Town of Miami Lakes and its people and property and has a small station inside of Town Hall.     Miami Lakes budgeted $11.8 million for the sheriff’s contract in the 2025-2026 fiscal year, a bill that was more than 51.8% of the town’s general fund budget, and is higher than the $10.8 million raised in town property taxes, staff...