It took 30 years, but Sly Fowler’s goal to get a school zone extended 90 feet to protect children who walk between the Crooked Palm neighborhood and Miami Lakes K-8 Center finally happened in time for this school year.      “I used to walk my son there and it was just scary,” Fowler said of his boy, Adam, who is now a man.       Cars pass at 40 mph outside of the...

     When John McGoohan cracked a tooth on a chicken wing one Sunday, he called Dr. Dennis Mohney’s cell phone and the dentist responded to his emergency.      “He’s the best,” said Ileana McGoohan about Mohney, who is retiring after caring for patients in Miami Lakes for 47 years.      “We’re just so happy for him, but at the same time, we’re...

    Grab your bicycles and scooters! The Town of Miami Lakes Culinary Bike Tour -- when cyclists ride between restaurants to sample small bites – returns Sept. 9.      Riders will take a five-mile nighttime journey through the Lake Katharine, Lake Patricia and Cypress Village shopping centers. It starts and ends on Main Street.       This year, a 14-seat party bike sold out...

Cypress Village Shopping Center BurgerFi 7431 Miami Lakes Drive.  786-322-6270. Dine in, take-out. www.burgerfi.com CRUZEIRO Brazilian Steakhouse 7419 Miami Lakes Dr. 305-363-5247 Indoor/outdoor dining, take-out, Uber Eats. Order from cruzeirosteakhouse.net. DiCED 7425 Miami Lakes Drive  305-961-1032 Dicedfood.com, indoor dining; take-out; Uber Eats; Postmates; DoorDash.   Dr....

     The Optimist Club of Miami Lakes is nearing final days for kids to register to play T-ball, baseball, softball and flag football this fall.       Demand is high and Miami Lakes Optimist Club President Chris McCall is encouraging parents to enroll their children as soon as possible.      Opening night is Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. at Optimist Park, 6411 NW 162nd St. Baseball, Softball...