Two Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Miami Lakes district deputies were honored at the August 18 council meeting. Dep. Carlos Ortiz and Sgt. George Soto were given proclamations to mark their years of service with the department. Both Ortiz and Soto are retiring from the sheriff’s office following more than 30 years of service to the community. “Dep. Ortiz has been with us since we founded,” Mayor Josh Dieguez...

Parents interested in getting their kids into scouting have the opportunity to bring them out as a local group prepares for its first meetings of the new school year. Boy Scouts Unit 529 offers groups for boys and girls in grades kindergarten through 12th. Cub Scout Pack 529, for students in grades K through 5, meets in the art room at Bob Graham Education Center, Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. The group’s first meeting of the school year...

August is now Mario Ruiz Month in Miami Lakes, in memory of the town’s longtime barber. Mario, who died on July 17, cut hair at the Miami Lakes Barbershop from the 1960s until 2021, working first with his brother Rolando and later, son Richard. The shop has been owned by a Ruiz since 1966. Richard runs the shop today in the Lake Patricia Shopping Center and accepted the proclamation for the family. “He cut many of our...

The Miami Lakes Small Business Lotto returns this fall to inspire people to shop local. The lottery, which was started by Trelles Cottage owner Kimberly Trelles, invites shoppers to fill out a bingo card by shopping small in Miami Lakes. For every square a shopper fills, they get an entry into January’s $500 grand prize drawing as well as prizes from the businesses. Participating business stamp your card when you make a...

For a second year in a row, the Chevrolet dealership at Miami Lakes AutoMall has been named Chevrolet’s dealership of the year. Under the leadership of Executive General Manager for Chevrolet Lazaro Veliz, the dealership has now won the award two years in a row. “The most important is that none of this could have been possible if it wasn’t for the team we have,” said Richard Hernandez, the AutoMall’s...