Ileana Merino passed away on Mother’s Day in 2016. Her granddaughter, Jessica Comellas, said it’s just like her Nana to want to make a grand exit. Merino’s life was marked by love for her family and music. Merino, a classically trained pianist, learned piano under the tutelage of her aunts in Cuba. She graduated from El Conservatorio de Musica de la Habana in 1953 and shortly thereafter began teaching private lessons....

Psychologist Dr. Jessica J. Ruiz has joined Comprehensive Assessment Center (CAC), the psychology practice of Dr. Tania Diaz, located in the Miami Lakes Crexent Center. A former Miami Lakes resident, Ruiz is the daughter of Rosa Ruiz and Alex Ruiz, manager of The Keyes Company Welcome Center on Main Street.She obtained her doctorate from Nova Southeastern University and completed her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training at Yale...

The Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization Board passed Agenda Item 5 A.2 in late May, a resolution approving an amendment to its 2040 Long Range Transportation Plan to include the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority (MDX) N.W. 67 Avenue partial interchange to S.R. 924/Gratigny Expressway, as requested by the Town of Miami Lakes.This amendment was crucial to secure MDX funding for the project. Vice Mayor Tony Lama and Town Manager Alex...

As part of a settlement agreement to squash a lawsuit, the Miami Lakes Town Council approved a site plan to allow a developer to build four homes in a subdivision to the dismay of residents, conceivably igniting another legal battle.Comar Ventures Corporation’s development plans include building four ranch-style homes in Loch Ness, 7242 Loch Ness Drive, on four of the five lots the developer purchased in 2015.Last year, council members...

Three separate entities are housed within the office that overlooks Main Street in Miami Lakes at 6710 Main Street, Suite 900. Despite being little known to the town’s residents, they are behind the scenes doing the work to keep Miami Lakes and areas far beyond safe. Specialized Investigations Solutions was created first by Jay Marin following 13 years on the police force. He launched Specialized Investigations in 2013 and has...