Anthony Dieguez, the founding member of the Miami Lakes Bar Association, received a proclamation during the Jan. 21 council meeting for his years of service to the area’s legal community, the town said. The recognition came from his son, Councilman Josh Dieguez, and town’s other elected officials. They are, left to right above, Councilmembers Marilyn Ruano; Jeffrey Rodriguez; Luis Collazo; Josh Dieguez and Anthony...

Project UP-START, a Miami-Dade County Public School program that supports homeless students, received a $2,500 check from National Honor Society students at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes. The Goleman students and non-profit Giving Gators held a “color run” on Jan. 24, when kids tossed tinted powder at each other to raise money. National Honor Society students also visited classrooms to raise awareness about...

Have you received a notice that says your building is due to be recertified? Owners of structures that were built in 1980 or earlier must be certified as safe buildings, per Miami-Dade County Code Section 8-11. Single family homes, townhomes, duplexes, or structures that are 2,000 square feet or less and have 10 or fewer occupants are exempt from the process. To have a building recertified, obtain a written report that is...

Miami Lakes Congregational Church’s concert series is presenting a recital of piano and violin by recording artists Olga Lopez and Daniela Padron on Saturday, March 14. The mother-daughter duo, shown above, will perform music written and arranged by Latin American composers. Compositions include “Libertango,” by Astor Piazzolla. López plays piano and Padrón performs on a violin; they released an album in 2018 called “LATAM.” ...

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