Happening May 2: Main Street shops offering deals for Mother’s Day gifts

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     Boutiques along Main Street in Miami Lakes are offering specials and discounted treats for shoppers in search of gifts for Mother’s Day.      The deals will be available on Saturday, May 2, from noon...

Who’s Who in Miami Lakes: Pedro Fiallo, Super Volunteer

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 29, 2026

          Pedro Fiallo has a lot of loves: baseball, helping the community and most of all, Zenaida Fiallo, his bride of more than 60 years.       Fiallo, 81, is a very active volunteer. It’s a nearly life-long habit of serving children and his fellow elders and veterans.       Fiallo wears several hats. As a non-stop networker, if he can make a connection for a...

Main Street Live! concert series presents Mantrap

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     The Mantrap band inspired their audience to dance and sing during their Main Street Live! show on April 17.      The performance, near the circle, was enjoyed by restaurant patrons, shoppers and strollers in the downtown neighborhood.       The show was part of a series of free monthly concerts that the Main Street Merchants, The Graham Companies and the town’s Cultural...

The Graham Companies to donate Par 3 golf course to the public

Sports By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     The Graham Companies has entered into an agreement with the Town of Miami Lakes that would require the developers to donate the Par 3 golf course to the public for a passive park within the next decade.       The golf course has five lakes on 33 acres. The parcel is shaped like an upside down F.       It is west of the Palmetto Expressway and Northwest 77th Avenue, between Miami Lakes...

Fernandez-Barquin warns of property deed fraud

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 29, 2026

     Juan Fernandez-Barquin wants to make sure homeowners don’t become victims of deed thieves.       “Property fraud is ... a scheme where the fraudsters will file a forged deed,” said Fernandez-Barquin, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County.       The criminal will file fake documents that will list a new property owner, either an...

Town Topics: Mother’s Day is May 10. What is your favorite memory of your mom?

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Claribel Soto  Salesperson, Snow’s Jewelers  Pompano Beach       “I miss her calls, her phone calls every morning,” Claribel Soto said. “And she always used to tell me a woman doesn’t leave the house without lipstick or earrings.” Madelin Santana Special Education Teacher, Hialeah Gardens Elementary School; Vice Chair, Special Needs...
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