Miami Spice is back, and three Miami Lakes restaurants are offering a taste of their menu this month. Diners can check out 1910 Restaurant & Bar, Amazonia Nikkei or Korner67 as part of the promotion that runs through September 30. All three restaurants are offering three-course prix fixe menus with Korner67, 6769 Main St., offering brunch, lunch and dinner menus. Both Amazonia, 6704 Main St., and 1910 Restaurant & Bar, 6743...

The community rallied, the police investigated and after almost a week, the statue of a beloved young hero has been returned to his family. Almost a week after it was stolen from the park that bears his name, the statue of Jake “Jakey” Orlando Duque was recovered and returned to the Duque family. The statue of the five-year-old was stolen on Aug. 8 from the park on the west side of Miami Lakes. On Aug. 13, the Miami-Dade...

Students from the Center for Financial Training Future Bankers & Financial Professionals Program recently completed an internship designed to introduce young professionals to the world of financial services. The high school students spent the summer working for JetStream Federal Credit Union, where they got hands-on experience and professional development opportunities. They also learned about all the various careers on offer in the...

The Miami Lakes Town Council will not see any changes after the deadline to file to run passed on August 5 without any challengers filing. Vice Mayor Bryan Morera and Councilmembers Ray Garcia and Alex Sanchez retained their seats after no one filed to run against them. This is Garcia’s second term after being first elected in 2022. Morera was elected in 2024 to serve out the rest of the former Vice Mayor Carlos Alvarez’s...

Florida state legislators Sen. Bryan Avila, R-Miami Springs, and Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, celebrated what they view as Florida’s positive upward trend while also touting the state money they brought back to Miami Lakes during their visit to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. Avila and Fabricio spoke to a room of about 90 business owners at the monthly chamber luncheon at the Miami Lakes Hotel. Other elected officials...