Oct. 17 Debate among candidates for Miami Lakes mayor and a council seat. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St., 6:30 p.m. Oct. 18 Mayor’s Chess Challenge. Presented by the Office of the Mayor. Students and families of all ages and skill levels are welcome to this free chess game against other players and local officials. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. 5:30 p.m. Free.  Oct. 19 Mental Health Awareness Fall Festival. Miami...

     The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.  Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early.  Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To check availability, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.  The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday -...

     When you turn 105, the birthday party comes to you.      And what a bash it was for Rosa Nell Hammer on Oct. 2, held in front of her home, on a street the town named for the retired Realtor.      Settled in a chair beneath a marquee, Hammer watched dozens of friends, former real estate colleagues and relatives enjoy a buffet lunch from Casavana Restaurant.     ...

   With just a few weeks until Election Day, three candidates who want to become Miami Lakes’ next mayor released in September videos to promote their campaigns on Instagram instead of on TV.      Business owner Yuniett Gonzalez has her own salsa jingle, titled the same as her slogan, “Una Dama Para Miami Lakes,” or A Lady for Miami Lakes. Musicians played it at her campaign launch...

Voters in Miami-Dade County began casting ballots today, and the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes is one of 33 locations open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. until Nov. 3. In Miami Lakes, more than 30 voters arrived at the polls in the first hour and machines were operating smoothly, election workers said. Outside beneath a marquee, county elections workers staffed a vote by mail ballot drop box. And at the entrance to the...