Mrs. Claus made a special appearance at the Main Street Playhouse to delight kids with Christmas tales. The annual event is put on by the Town of Miami Lakes’ Cultural Affairs Committee and includes treats, stories and a magic show for families. Members of the committee also dressed for the occasion. Attendees at the Dec. 7 show received holiday goodie bags and free books provided by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board. 

     Miami-Dade Police have launched the 2nd Annual GrinchBuster details in shopping centers and downtown Miami Lakes.      The special patrols began Nov. 29 and run until Dec. 24, Thursday thru Sunday nights, from 6 p.m. - 10 p.m.      “The goal of this detail is to provide a safe shopping and dining experience for our town residents and visitors during the holiday season,” Maj....

     Samantha Clark of Miami Lakes is in her freshman year at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va.      Clark, 18, is the daughter of Esther Alonso, M.D., a practitioner of family medicine and John Clark, Ph.D., a professor of Politics and International Relations at Florida International University.      Clark graduated from the School for Advanced Studies and with honors...

    Zeus is the mythological Greek god of thunder, but there is nothing scary about the Terrier mix who shares that name.      This 7-year-old boy is much loved. He was adopted after owner Ivan Tavarez searched at four shelters in 2018 before finding his first pet at the Humane Society of Broward County.      “He’s pretty much a mutt in every sense,” Tavarez said....

     Lorenzo Cobiella, the deputy town attorney in Miami Lakes, was named partner on Nov. 20 at the law firm now called Gastesi, Lopez, Mestre and  Cobiella, PLLC.      Cobiella joined the practice in 2014. He has worked on cases involving trusts and estates; local government; education, land use and litigation.      He is also co-city attorney in Doral, special magistrate for the Town...