Runoff election for Miami Lakes mayor set for Nov. 26

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Alexandra Herrera Wednesday, November 13, 2024

    Miami Lakers will return to the polls on Nov. 26 to choose a mayor, because none of the three candidates won more than 50% of the votes on Nov. 5.       An open council seat was decided by...

Fla. Rep. Fabricio and Insurance Commissioner Yaworksky at Aug. 1 town hall

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, July 25, 2024

     Miami Lakes Town Hall will be the site for a second  public meeting about property insurance hosted by Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes.      Florida Insurance Commissioner Michael Yaworsky leads the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, which sets the rates and otherwise regulates the industry in the state, and will join Fabricio at Town Hall on Aug. 1.      Fabricio’s...

Restaurants ready to serve Miami Lakers

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, July 19, 2024

Cypress Village Shopping Center BurgerFi 7431 Miami Lakes Drive.  786-322-6270. Dine in, take-out. www.burgerfi.com CRUZEIRO Brazilian Steakhouse 7419 Miami Lakes Dr. 305-363-5247 Indoor/outdoor dining, take-out, Uber Eats. Order from cruzeirosteakhouse.net. DiCED 7425 Miami Lakes Drive  305-961-1032 Dicedfood.com, indoor dining; take-out; Uber Eats; Postmates; DoorDash....

Tee to Green Golf Tips

Sports By Mike Stern, Head Golf Professional, Miami Lakes Golf Club Friday, July 19, 2024

  It’s the biggest club in the bag, it’s the one we all like to swing the most and it’s the club that we all use when it’s time to make something happen.     Of course, we’re talking about the driver.      There’s nothing like the look, sound and feel of that perfect drive, one that takes off dead straight, soars high, hangs there forever, hits the target and then runs...

Town Council seeks solutions to mining issues

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, July 18, 2024

     The Town of Miami Lakes is making moves to lessen the impact of dynamite blasting of limestone upon property owners.       Next steps include forming a regional alliance and perhaps suing the state, which regulates the mining industry.      The Blasting Advisory Board presented to the council an 84-page opinion, with exhibits, about steps the town could take.    ...

Scouts explore Peace River region in Florida

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, July 18, 2024

      Boy Scout Troop 566 traveled by canoe and camped along the Peace River during a spring trip to explore Florida’s unspoiled beauty.       Seventeen people from the troop that is chartered out of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church paddled over 20 miles of the Peace River in Hardee County last spring, between the Town of Zolfo Springs and Gardner, Scout Master Sean Schwinghammer said in an...
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