The Town of Miami Lakes honored the Main Street Players and its half century of producing live theater. Mayor Manny Cid and the town council presented the theater board with a proclamation on Feb. 13 to mark their success in Miami Lakes. Cid called the theater a jewel in the community and praising its award-winning shows, community outreach and work with children. “We stand here very grateful and very proud that we...

      Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René Garcia represents District 13 which includes Miami Lakes. He hosted one of his regular ‘Cafecito con René’ gatherings on Feb. 24 at BB’s Bakehouse on Main Street.       Among Garcia’s constitutents who joined him for coffee and pastries were candidates running in Miami Lakes municipal elections. Former Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez...

     Two council members for the Town of Miami Lakes have a lot in common: As youngsters in Hialeah, they would drive through town and wish they could live here.     They shared their backgrounds and hopes for business development with the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on Feb. 14.    “I’m basically living the dream,” said Councilman Ray Garcia, who is a health insurance agent and...

     Veronica Fabricio served as a page in the Florida House of Representatives in Tallahassee in February when her father, Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes, was working with other elected officials during the legislative session.       Veronica, 11, joined her father during the week of Feb. 12. The sixth grader led the Pledge of Allegiance on Feb. 15, her father said.      The...

     Bob Graham Education Center’s robotics teams showed off their skills during a contest at Miami Dade College’s North Campus. At the Feb. 3 SECME Competition hosted by Miami-Dade County School’s science and math department, three BGEC teams took 1st place in two events and won 2nd place in one category.       The University of Florida created a SECME program (which focuses on science,...