William Dean Gross of Miami Lakes and Pembroke Pines died unexpectedly Nov. 23 of natural causes, according to the T. M. Ralph Plantation Funeral Home.        He was 59-years-old.      Gross grew up in  Miami Lakes, graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School and attended the University of Florida, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting, his family said in a published...

Attorney and youth sports coach Roland Gomez of Miami Lakes died Nov. 29 from complications after a short illness, his son said.      He was 84.      Perhaps the greatest legacy one can leave is to have positively affected others during a lifetime.         And Gomez’s impact upon young athletes, his family and lifelong friends reflect the kindness and time that he...

The Oak Square business park on the east side of Miami Lakes takes up an entire block along the north side of Miami Lakes Drive and Northwest 151 Street.       A variety of businesses are inside five buildings on the campus, and industries include aviation, banking, health care and automotive.       Oak Square is bordered by Northwest 57 Court to the East and Northwest 59 Court to the...

 Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, was sworn into office Nov. 22 at the Florida Capitol for his second term in the legislature.   Fabricio, 45, represents District 110, which includes Miami Lakes; Palm Springs North and parts of northwest and east Hialeah and unincorporated Miami-Dade County to the Broward County line.   Fabricio, an attorney, previously represented Miramar before this year’s...

Miami Lakes K-8 music teacher Elizabeth Urquiola, left, and 8th grader Sabella Scavuzzo are shown on campus. For the second year in a row, Sabella, 13, will perform the violin with the 2023 Florida All-State Middle School Orchestra on Jan. 14 in Tampa. Her sister Sabrina Scavuzzo, 16, a MLK-8 graduate who attends American Heritage High School, will play double bass with the All State Orchestra. It is her third performance with the...