Newly appointed Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann and retiring Town Manager Alex Rey will be the guest speakers at the monthly Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon on Wednesday, January 9, at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street. Pidermann contract was approved by the Town Council during a special meeting in December. (See page XX for details.) The legacy of Rey’s 16-year career in Miami Lakes is outlined in a...

The year 2018 was a memorable and remarkable year for the Town of Miami Lakes, where the town hired a new town manager, three new council members joined the Town Council, a blasting committee was created to recommend changes to resolve residents’ damaged properties and a local high school baseball team won its seventh state title in baseball.The Miami Laker staff reflects on last year as we list the events that helped shape the town and its...

The Main Street Players presents Superior Donuts by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street. The talented and hardworking cast and crew brought the show to life, opening last night to an enthusiastic audience.Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a black teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for...

Mater Lakes Academy senior Isabella Gomez was selected to attend the LOFT leadership program through the AGBell Association. The leadership program is designed for deaf and hard of hearing students. Gomez is the first student in Miami-Dade County to be nominated and selected to attend the program. According to her teaches and peers, Gomez has taken an active role in the state chapter. She also has spoken to and now serves on their advocacy...

The Town of Miami Lakes approved a contract with its new town manager, Edward Pidermann, a four-year agreement which includes a $178,000 annual salary to run the day-to-day operations.Pidermann starts his new job on Monday, February 4.During a special meeting, Miami Lakes’ town council also approved a contract with outgoing Town Manager Alex Rey to assist with the transition stage as a consultant before Pidermann’s term officially...