The family of Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid experienced life’s greatest sadness and joy during the same week this month.       On Jan. 11, Cid’s father Jose Manuel “Manolo” Cid, 73, of Miami Lakes passed away after a long illness.       The next day, Manny Cid’s wife Melissa Cid gave birth to their third child, a girl. They named her Hailey America Cid, after...

           Valentine’s Day is next month, and the Town of Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is celebrating romance.       Residents may send their love stories -- in 250 words or less – to https://linktr.ee/town_of_miami_lakes by 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 30.     The committee will choose three stories based on originality, humor, creativity and descriptive language....

      Korner 67 restaurant and bar is a casual yet sophisticated new spot on Main Street in Miami Lakes that will take your tastebuds on a global culinary tour.      “We’ve been getting that feedback so often since we opened, ‘Miami Lakes needed a place like this,’” said Samuel Perez Benatar, who co-owns the restaurant alongside his sister, Adriana Perez Benatar and her...

​​     Fred Senra of the Miami Lakes AutoMall is a long-time civic leader in town.  He currently serves as president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and is vice commander of American Legion Post 144.       He is also a member of the Miami Lakes Planning & Zoning Board, a body he has volunteered with for 11 years and is a former chair and vice chair.  Senra, 75, is also a...

     A parent whose children once studied at Spanish Lake Elementary School returned to campus at 7940 NW 194th St. on Dec. 7 to serve as Principal for the Day. Monica Marquez, manager of commercial financial operations for Coastal-Pacific Wine & Spirits of Florida, wrote to the administration to praise the “level of care and love shown to the children” and said, “I cannot fill your shoes, but I am forever...