Your Better Mortgage celebrated opening its new office in Business Park West with a ribbon cutting party on April 24. The company specializes in home mortgages, refinancing and home buying among other services. Owner Nancy Aguirre is married to Councilman Juan Carlos Fernandez, who also works with the business as a mortgage broker. “We have one of the best mortgage companies in South Florida here in Miami Lakes … thank you,...

     The Graham Companies has entered into an agreement with the Town of Miami Lakes that would require the developers to donate the Par 3 golf course to the public for a passive park within the next decade.       The golf course has five lakes on 33 acres. The parcel is shaped like an upside down F.       It is west of the Palmetto Expressway and Northwest 77th Avenue, between Miami Lakes...

     Juan Fernandez-Barquin wants to make sure homeowners don’t become victims of deed thieves.       “Property fraud is ... a scheme where the fraudsters will file a forged deed,” said Fernandez-Barquin, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller of Miami-Dade County.       The criminal will file fake documents that will list a new property owner, either an...

    The Miami Lakes town council approved a new residential complex to rise on the northeast corner of Graham Dairy Lake.      The Graham Companies’ project -- which the council approved during its April meeting -- will have 541 apartments in 14 buildings. It will be built on the west side of Commerce Way at Northwest 146th Street.      The developer had contemplated using the state’s...

     Boutiques along Main Street in Miami Lakes are offering specials and discounted treats for shoppers in search of gifts for Mother’s Day.      The deals will be available on Saturday, May 2, from noon until 5 p.m. Bossy Wellness & Aesthetics Complimentary Gua Sha (cold stone lymphatic drainage) facial, and a Mimosa for moms who come in that day. VIP gift bags with product samples for...