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...

Sections of the Palmetto Expressway/State Road 826 will be closed during evening hours from Tuesday, Oct. 15 through Monday, Oct. 21. Southbound motorists will be detoured off the Expressway as the entrance to the southbound express lanes is shifted from Northwest 154 Street to Northwest 103 Street. New lane markers will be installed and old ones will be removed. Drivers should expect delays. Once work is completed, southbound...

Do you have a favorite coffee spot in Miami Lakes? What shops do you tell your friends about? For the eighth year in a row, the town and its Economic Development Committee are accepting nominations for the Best of Miami Lakes Awards. Here are the categories: Café/Cup of Coffee Lunch Spot Dinner restaurant Shopping Beauty Health Provider Professional Service Fitness Nominations in the first round will be...