Miami Lakes homeowners who want to lease their properties as short-term vacation rentals may have to comply with a new town law. Officials have held workshops to hammer out an ordinance which the Planning and Zoning Board approved Oct. 5. It will go before the council at a future meeting. Planning and Zoning Board member Juan C. Fernandez said he has heard complaints from two residents about noise, illegal parking and trash at one such...

The Miami Lakes Veterans Parade, a 42-year tradition, is planned for Sunday, Nov. 7. The 2020 parade was a less festive event with fewer participants. Spectators were encouraged to distance themselves from each other, and a drone video of the march was livestreamed on the town website allowing folks to watch remotely. Though the COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, organizers hope this year’s tribute to active and retired...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid has proposed a review of Town Manager Edward Pidermann’s performance, 15 months before the manager’s contract is set to expire. Cid placed a new business item on the Oct. 12 council meeting agenda which calls for creating a “manager selection process” and a selection committee. The item can be pulled at any time, even at the meeting, but Cid said in a memo to council members that he...

Students and administrators at the Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes treated the school’s custodial workers to snacks and songs on Sept. 30 to celebrate their hard work. Oct. 2 was National Custodian Day. The work of cleaning and maintenance staffers became even more important during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The custodians recognized at the school, which is at 15901 NW 79th Ave. and serves students in grades K - 8,...

Rosanna Chiarella, Ph.D., a kindergarten teacher at Palm Springs North Elementary School in Miami, shows off a framed patch that was flown aboard the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory. Chiarella is a International Space Station Ambassador for math and science education. The gift was for teaching STEM via Zoom last summer to elementary students in the Amazon River region in Peru, she said. Photo courtesy of Rosanna Chiarella.