Joshua Hertz’s newspaper ad is memorable: The personal injury attorney wields a large gavel while in his penthouse office at Governor’s Square in Miami Lakes.       Hertz has been advertising in The Miami Laker community newspaper for about five years.       “I think it’s helped my business, to show [readers] that I’m from Miami Lakes,”...

     This is the third story in an ongoing series on the Upper East Side neighborhood.     Traveling south through Miami Lakes’ upper east side neighborhood, there are several blocks of relatively new office spaces and two sets of warehouses. The businesses along Northwest 59 Avenue near Northwest 164 Street have views of Lake Ruth.       The mix of companies include Educational...

    The Miami Lakes town council has approved the $110 million plan for The Residences & Shops on NINE, a project at the landmark Miami Lakes Golf Course.      The golf course will remain open for play during construction.      Demolition of the shuttered Miami Lakes Hotel and Golf site (formerly Hotel Indigo), Shula’s Steak House and the clubhouse at Miami Lakes Drive and Northwest...

    As you leave the Miami Lakes’ car dealer neighborhood in the Upper East Side of town, there are more businesses that face Northwest 57 Avenue/Red Road.       South of Northwest 167th Street and the Miami Lakes AutoMall, there is a Bank of America branch; the shuttered Hialeah Church of Christ whose congregation worships elsewhere; Advance Auto Parts and a Taco Bell...

   The Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association honored employees of Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, the Miami Lakes Athletic Club and the Miami Lakes Golf Club during the 26th Annual Inn Key Awards Luncheon held June 6 at the Hilton Miami Downtown. The staffers work in the hospitality division of The Graham Companies, which owns those properties. The employees are the faces of the company and were recognized by it and the...