For more than 40 years, Joseph Cooper’s voice could be heard over the airwaves as a talk show radio host for WLRN.For 18 years, his creation, Topical Currents, featured a sub-tropical blend of regional issues and politics, local profiles and author interviews, which made him a popular figure in South Florida. After 4,700 editions, Cooper is calling it a career which started at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and...

Miami Lakes is planning to decide which path to take in selecting its next town manager sooner than originally planned after Alex Rey was picked as one of the finalists for the same position for the City of Aventura.  Aventura is expected to pick its new city manager in October and if Rey, who’s the front-runner, is the man, Miami Lakes would have about two to three months to replace him either on a temporary basis or for the long...

Miami-Dade Police Major Javier Ruiz was introduced as the new town commander for Miami Lakes at the September 5 Town Council meeting, replacing Major Jorge Perez who was assigned to the Northside District. Ruiz previously served in the Armed Robbery Bureau and was one of the original police officers assigned to the Miami Lakes unit following incorporation in 2000.He started his law enforcement career at the Northwest District in 1998,...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering the first Senior Field Trip of the Fall on Monday, September 25, to take a tour of Marlins Stadium.The behind-the-scenes tour of the state-of-the-art Marlins Park will be an experience to view the 37,000 seat, three panel retractable roof facility in the heart of Miami, home to the two-time World Series Champions Miami Marlins, and deemed a jewel of Major League Baseball.Transportation will be...

Mayor Manny Cid and Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez welcomed 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza, located in the newly renovated Cypress Village Shopping Center, 7425 Miami Lakes Drive, on Thursday, September 7.The owner, Mauricio Banderas, is he is proud to bring the 1000 Degrees franchise to the Miami Lakes community. At over 1000 degrees, their custom revolving Neapolitan brick oven rotates their pizzas directly across the flames to perfection in...