Meet one-year-old Teo, a white and tan Chihuahua who enjoys catching rays near the Miami Lakes Golf Club.       Teo lives in Miami Lakes with Alien Catalan, his wife Elizabeth Aguila and daughter Diana  Aguila.       “He is friendly with people, but he doesn’t like other dogs,” Catalan said in Spanish.       Catalan said the...

    Over 2,600 people came out to support the South Florida Autism Charter School at its 14th Annual Walk and Safety Fair on April 18.       The school, at 3751 W. 108th St. in Hialeah, offers education and therapeutic services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder.        Money raised from the annual walk funds its programs and initiatives.       Two...

     Miami Lakers love their parks. There are 100 of them, big and small, on land donated for the public by The Graham Companies.      During the first week of May, town officials unveiled improvements to four play spaces for kids that included stairs to climb and slides to ride down.      Old equipment was replaced with new structures and safety surfaces at Park 35, Big Cypress Drive at...

    The Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board honored 22 students and an outstanding educator during its annual Awards of Excellence ceremony, held April 30 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center.       The Graham Companies also presented three Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarships to high school seniors.      “Today we’re here to give back, to give back to the educators in our...

          Pedro Fiallo has a lot of loves: baseball, helping the community and most of all, Zenaida Fiallo, his bride of more than 60 years.       Fiallo, 81, is a very active volunteer. It’s a nearly life-long habit of serving children and his fellow elders and veterans.       Fiallo wears several hats. As a non-stop networker, if he can make a connection for a...