Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid’s office will be hosting a “Casino Night” charity gala on Saturday, September 29, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The exciting elegant evening will be filled with music, food, and entertainment to benefit the Town’s Special Needs Advisory Board. The board’s mission is to create a model town for inclusion of individuals with special needs and...

  Time is running out for Miami Lakes residents to nominate a deserving individual to be the Grand Marshal for the 39th annual Veteran’s Day Parade which is scheduled for Sunday, November 11. The Grand Marshal will be selected by the Town’s Veterans Committee at their October meeting. Criteria includes: • Be in good standing in the community. • Be a person who has displayed outstanding service, pride and commitment...

  Discontent over a study which indicated the rock mining industry is blasting within Florida’s regulations, albeit allegedly causing damages to homes, Miami Lakes has created a committee to push for changes. Though the state’s Fire Marshall Office regulates blasting, the committee would work with the Miramar Blasting Advisory Committee and other anti-blasting groups to monitor the explosions and residents’ complaints...

  Main Street Players auditions for ‘Te Juro Juana, Que Tengo Ganas’ will be held Monday, September 24 and Tuesday, September 25 at 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Main Street Playhouse, 6809 Main Street. The play will run from November 30 to December 16. Characters include:  •Juana Feria is an 40-year-old single woman, dreamer and teacher. • Diógenes Feria is an 70-year-old director of a teaching center...

  Ten years ago, Joaquin Medina and his wife purchased their first home in Miami Lakes. Medina’s wife was raised in the town, where her family ran their construction business, Beacon Constructors. Nearby in Hialeah, Medina’s parents, now Miami Lakes residents, own and operated their own business Miami JM Corporation, located near the Miami International Airport.  Inspired by his parents, Medina followed their...