Say hello to Huey! The 3-year-old Golden Retriever boy lives in Miami Lakes with Marietta Hurtado and her husband Jorge Rojas. Miami Lakers may see Huey run around town with Hurtado as she trains for her first marathon.  Huey is not a long-distance runner, but he does join her on short runs. “He will come with me around Miami Lakes and in Hialeah Gardens,” she said.  Huey is very timid and shy, and very...

 Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has hired former Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid -- who was a challenger during her reelection in 2024 -- to be an advisor.      Cid began his new job on Jan. 6 as Senior Advisor for Economic Opportunity in the county’s Office of Innovation and Economic Development.      Cid is a county employee who will be paid a salary of $200,000 and will report to...

The Miami Lakes Sports Hall of Fame Committee inducted its latest class on Dec. 14 during a ceremony held at the clubhouse at Miami Lakes Optimist Park. Shown from left are Councilman Steven Herzberg; Roman O. Garcia, Jr., chair, Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Miriam Ochoa, Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and vice chair of the Sports Hall of Fame Committee; Class of 2024 Inductee Jose Caballero, a longtime resident of Miami Lakes who was a...

   Ana G. Méndez University welcomed families to celebrate Three Kings Day on Jan. 3 at its Miami Lakes campus. For Christian faiths, the Three Kings traveled to see baby Jesus 12 days after his birth, an event marked by the Epiphany holiday on Jan. 6.  At the university, kids from Miami Lakes enjoyed presents and bicycles during an afternoon of music, food and fun. Ray and Yaimet Palacios of First Origin Mortgage Lenders...

     Drivers who are leaving the Gratigny Parkway or the northbound Palmetto Expressway will soon be welcomed to town with a new sign planned for the right swale of the 14500 block of Northwest 77th Street in Miami Lakes. Shown on Jan. 9 at Royal Oaks Park are from left:  Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann; Realtor Eddie Blanco; Mayor Josh Dieguez; Realtor Sergio Duran; Realtor Jose Garcia; Fla. Sen. Ana Maria...