The seven candidates running for three seats on the Miami Lakes town council will appear at a forum on Oct.3. Three candidates are vying for outgoing Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez’s Seat 2:  Ray Garcia, Ian Anthony Medina and William Perez. Incumbents Josh Dieguez and Carlos O. Alvarez are trying to retain their positions on the dais. Dieguez, who is in Seat 4, is being challenged by Miguel Comesana. Alvarez represents Seat...

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava plans to appear in Miami Lakes this month for "Budget Conversations with Cava," a discussion with residents about the 2022-23 proposed budget. She will be at the Roberto Alonso Community Center on Tuesday, Sept. 13. Levine Cava plans to speak for about 90 minutes at the event that is set to begin at 6 p.m. Her talk will not be live-streamed. The center is at...

     Continuing our exploration of the Upper East Side in Miami Lakes, there is an office park with seven buildings located between Northwest 59th Avenue and Red Road/Northwest 57 Avenue.        The three buildings in the northwest corner of the neighborhood are bordered by Northwest 159 Street and Northwest 158 Street.       The Graham Companies own the complex known as the...

     Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid brought his 7-month-old daughter Hailey America Cid to vote with him on Primary Day, Aug. 23.      Cid posted the photo on Facebook and used it as a teaching moment: It’s never too early to take your child to the polls to instill regular voting habits.       He was disappointed at Miami-Dade County’s low turnout of 19 % of 1.9 million voters....

  The proposed budget for the 2022-2023 municipal general fund is $19.5 million, Miami Lakes Town Manager Ed Pidermann said during a presentation at town hall on Aug. 25.      The number could change before the first of two budget meetings is held on Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. at town hall.      Among the expenditures Pidermann hopes to include in the spending plan: --Increase the police budget...