Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez discussed recent accomplishments and new and ongoing initiatives of his and the council during his first State of the Town address.      Perhaps most impactful for residents? A Zip Code for Miami Lakes, a long-sought town goal that could impact insurance rates and shipping to local addresses.      Dieguez said a bill is making its way through Congress and...

     Friends are mourning the sudden passing on Nov. 16 of David Cavezza, a 30-year resident of Miami Lakes.      Cavezza, 72, was born in Mount Pleasant, Pa. and attended Wayne State University. He was a contractor with the U.S. Department of Defense, selling insurance policies to military personnel.  He traveled to 32 countries for work and lived in six of them, his fiancée Bernadette Hutnick...

    In the 1920s, The Pennsylvania Sugar Company in Philadelphia wanted to grow sugar cane in the Everglades. They tried growing vegetables, too and were defeated by frost, floods and the economics of the Great Depression.       The company shut down operations in Florida in Dec. 1931, and left a herd of dairy cows and the land to its civil mining engineer Ernest R Graham.      The following...

     The Saint Andrews Pipe Band of Miami led by Pipe Major Jason Wright launched Miami Lakes’ 25th Anniversary celebration with a march through Veterans Park while playing “Scotland the Brave.”     The Scottish music was a reference to the heritage of the Graham family who have owned land in the town since the 1930s and continue developing properties on it.      It was the start...

Celebrate small businesses in Miami Lakes as part of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Week. On Saturday, Dec. 13, join Chamber President Ray Palacios, Mayor Josh Dieguez and Tico Casamayor of the Strive305 podcast as they go live during a walking tour along Main Street and visit shops and restaurants. The party begins at 1:30 p.m. at the Main Street Players theater, 6812 Main St., and is free.  The...