DeSantis awards posthumous Governor's Medal of Freedom to Bob Graham, four others

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, August 20, 2025

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s...

Scene around town: Mask Fashion

Community Thursday, March 4, 2021

Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus.

The wearers above have masks made from stylish and fierce prints.

What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

Our Neighborhoods Lake Adele

Community By Megan Jacobo, Reporter Thursday, March 4, 2021

History Lake Adele is a community of 52 single-family homes in the middle of Miami Lakes. The Sengra Corporation (which later became The Graham Companies) developed the neighborhood between 1967 and 1968. The community is not gated and is bordered by Leaning Pine Drive, Bamboo Street, Cypress Court and Miami Lakeway South. The lake is named after Adele Graham, wife of the former Fla. Governor and U.S. Senator Bob...

Miami Lakes announces 2021 Women of Distinction Award winners

Education Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, March 4, 2021

An attorney, a judge, three educators, a dentist, an activist and a community volunteer comprise the 2021 class who are to receive Miami Lakes Women of Distinction awards on March 6. Coordinated by the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee, the awards celebrate some of the town’s most extraordinary women and their work in the fields of the arts, business, civic affairs, education, government, health...

Free COVID-19 clinical trials in Miami Lakes through March 5

Government By David L. Snelling, Reporter Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Residents in northwest Miami-Dade with underlying health conditions can participate in two free clinical studies in Miami Lakes the week of March 1. Miami-Dade County Commissioner Rene Garcia and Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid have partnered with Elixia, a South Florida research company. People age 18 and older may volunteer to test newly developed antibody treatments designed to fight or prevent the coronavirus. The mobile...

Apply for The Miami Foundation's Community Grants by Feb. 26

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, February 18, 2021

The Miami Foundation is accepting applications for community grants in this year’s $1.25 million program. Applicants must be eligible 501c(3) non-profits, the foundation said. The deadline for “idea stage” applications is Feb. 26.    Those invited to send full proposals will have an April 21 due date. Proposed work must primarily serve the residents of Miami-Dade County. Categories of programs to be...
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