Pat Graham, widow of Bill Graham who created the planned community of Miami Lakes and former chairman of The Graham Companies, celebrated her 90th birthday on August 16 among family and friends. The event was a “royal celebration” fitting for a queen. In fact, Pat Graham was crowned and given her royal sash as soon as she arrived for the luncheon at the Miami Lakes home of Carol and Stu Wyllie. Four generations of the...

  Miami Lakes residents and Our Lady of the Lakes students (left) Aly Costa, 8, and Cindy Costa, 4, caught their first foul ball during the Marlins-St. Louis Cardinals game at Marlins Stadium on August 13. Their trip to the stadium was thanks to their father, long time resident and Miami Lakes attorney Maurice Costa, who won the tickets in a raffle held back in May during Ben Shepard Elementary’s second annual golf tournament at...

  Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Manny Cid recently climbed atop the roof at IKEA’s first store in Miami-Dade County. His IKEA tour primarily focused on the store’s 178,000 square feet of solar panels on the rooftop. Cid said he would like to bring solar panel technology to Miami Lakes’ government buildings. “Renewable and alternative sources of energy, such as solar, will continue to become a bigger part of our overall...

  Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez rescinded a proposal to shut down one of the two 18-hole golf courses at Country Club of Miami, to the delight of residents who have been fighting to keep its status quo as opposed to converting the massive green space fairway to a leisure area for foot golf. Gimenez made the announcement last month when he presented a significantly improved spending plan during a series of budget town hall meetings,...

  On August 22-23, the Main Street Merchants hosted a Pop-Up Gallery Weekend in the former Limelight storefront across from the fountain. With 14 artists showcasing their original pieces of artwork, members of the Miami Lakes community, guests from Shula’s Hotel and Hotel Indigo, and other out-of-town visitors all enjoyed a bit of visual art during the special weekend. Highlights from the event included musical entertainment on...