Miami Dade County Commission Chair Jose Pepe Diaz has proposed a resolution to the county Transportation, Mobility and Planning Committee to open the Northwest 154th Street bridge in Miami Lakes. The bridge spans Interstate 75 and if opened, would connect the City of Hialeah to the Town of Miami Lakes, along the town's main thoroughfare.  Diaz's district includes Hialeah. The preliminary resolution is scheduled to be heard...

     Mark your datebook for upcoming events in February that are happening in Miami Lakes.        Schedules may change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check the town’s social media pages for last minute updates.  Wednesday, Feb. 9 Bingo Luncheon. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave., Miami Lakes. 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.  Sponsored by the Elderly Affairs Committee....

     Cedar Court in Miami Lakes was dedicated Jan. 21 to a resident who died from COVID-19.      Miami Beach Police Sgt. Edward Perez succumbed to complications from the disease in August 2021.       Perez, 55, was a resident of the town for 20 years and lived on Cedar Court with his wife Linda and their daughter.       Neighbors attended the ceremony along with family,...

     A street near Barbara Goleman Senior High School will be named for a fallen soldier who attended the school in Miami Lakes.     Northwest 143rd St. will be co-named for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga of Hialeah and Clarksville, Tenn.       Arrechaga was a 28-year-old decorated soldier who was killed in action in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in 2011.      ...

       Chiki, a 7-year-old Bichon Frise shown above at left, and Misolucky, 10, the kitty at right, share their home in the Royal Oaks community in Miami Lakes with Mayda Blanco and her  husband Michael Blanco.              “Chiki is very playful and happy,” Mayda Blanco said. “She likes strolls in Veterans Park and barking at the cows along Commerce...