Among the appropriations made by the Florida legislature and approved by Gov. Ron DeSantis are nearly $2.1 million that will allow two major road and drainage projects in Miami Lakes to move forward.      “This is the highest amount of state appropriations in any one year in the history of the town,” Town Manager Edward Pidermann said in an email on June 15, the day the news was...

     Imagine a date night at a restaurant with a trendy menu and live music to dance to, a place where you don’t have to pay a cover charge, fork over high valet fees or risk your life on Interstate 95 to get there.      Such a night out can be had very close to home. In Miami Lakes restaurants you can take salsa turns with a partner, hear a singer croon romantic ballads or form a line with friends and...

Miami Lakes officials often cut ribbons at new businesses to welcome them to town, so why not greet the latest addition to the Public Works fleet in the same special way?       On the morning of May 25 outside Town Hall, elected officials and town staff debuted a vacuum truck.      On Twitter, Mayor Manny Cid called flooding mitigation one of residents’ top priorities. The new truck, which cost...

 Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid celebrated an academic achievement.      He completed a Master of Arts degree in Ethical Leadership from St. Thomas University.      The school says it’s a blended program of 36 credits, meaning courses can be taken in person and online.       Cid earned his degree in December and received his diploma in May.      He is shown...

Miami Lakes K-8 Center Language Arts teacher Virnalis Arvelo Students treated students who earned top honors on state exams to dinner at ML Steaks + Sports in Miami Lakes. Since 2011, it’s been an annual tradition for Arvelo’s eighth graders who receive a Level 5 on the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking in English Language Arts and Reading. This year’s dinner was held May 17. Nineteen students scored a level 5; Virginia...