Street, school name changes honor Lincoln Diaz-Balart

Featured By Erik Petersen, Editor Thursday, August 20, 2026

A street and a school will now provide lasting memory of a man who served Miami Lakes and nearby communities in Congress for almost two decades. A stretch of Southwest 8th Street - Miami’s famed Calle Ocho - was recently renamed Lincoln...

Voters approve charter amendment for all seats to At-Large

Community By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Friday, July 5, 2013

Future candidates can now run for any seat on the Miami Lakes Town Council no matter where they live. Local registered voters eliminated residential district council seats in favor of all at-large seats during a June 25 special mail-in ballot election, which drew a relatively low voter turnout.    According to the Miami-Dade Elections Department, among the 17,504 registered voters in the town, which encompasses 6.5...
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