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...
  Virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger makes his recital debut in Miami Lakes playing solos and joining local musicians: Violist Michael Klotz, cellist Jason Calloway (both Artists-in-Residence at FIU School of Music), and renowned pianist Adolfo Vidal for an evening of solo violin and chamber music at Miami Lakes Congregational Church. The concert will be held at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, September 12, at the church, 6701 Miami Lakeway South,...

17 prospective town managers have been selected for interviews

Government By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, August 15, 2018

  Fourteen candidates and three alternates seeking the town manager’s position for Miami Lakes made the first round cut and will be interviewed over a two-day period for the Town Manager Selection Committee to narrow the list of applicants to seven by September. The committee will examine and grill the candidates for six hours during two meetings scheduled for Monday, August 27 and Tuesday, August 28 via Skype in the Council...

Residents face 'sticker shock' on cost of underground power lines

Business By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, August 15, 2018

  After Hurricane Irma left a trail of damages in South Florida, Miami Lakes residents living in Lake Patricia and Lake Katharine were without power for 10 days since their neighborhoods have overhead power lines. They turned to the town’s elected voices about burying the power lines underground like other areas, where residents’ power was restored in six hours following the tempest. But when a town engineer assessed the...

Dieguez wins unopposed; 4 run for 2 council seats

Business By David L. Snelling, The Miami Laker staff Wednesday, August 15, 2018

   One political neophyte seeking a seat on the Miami Lakes Town Council ran unopposed, while two other novices face off against two candidates who ran for office during the last two elections.  Attorney Joshua Dieguez automatically won Seat 4 at the end of the town’s qualifying period, as he replaces Vice Mayor Frank Mingo, who vacated his seat to run for state representative. Newcomer and attorney Jefferey Rodriguez...
  Miami Lakes resident Roberto Alonso Jr. has been appointed by Miami-Dade County Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. to serve as his representative on the Miami-Dade County Planning and Zoning Board. Alonso has been a lifetime resident of Miami Lakes and is the son of Town’s former Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso Sr. He and his wife, Alexandra, are the owner’s of Miami Lakes Adult Day Care. They have two children, Robbie and...
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