For a healthy lunch or after a long day at work when in need of reliably good, fresh food from a friendly place that was close to home, Miami Lakers would turn to Beverly Hills Café. But after more than four decades in town, the institution -- famous for its honey yeast rolls, homemade salad dressings and a menu with seemingly something for everyone -- closed for good Monday. “Dear our loved and loyal customers,” a...

         Andrea Graham Rechichi chairs the Town of Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee. She is a member of the fourth generation of the Graham family, which developed the town.  Graham Rechichi is vice president of corporate relations for The Graham Companies, is married and has two young children. Q: Where are you from and what is your background? A: I was born and raised in Miami Lakes. I went...

Christine Balmori was walking her wire-hair Terrier mix Peanut around Lake Patricia in Miami Lakes on the morning of June 16 when she visited the resident waterfowl: An egret and non-native Egyptian Geese and their goslings.  “When we get to the beach, there is always something going on there and I zoom in and take pictures,” Balmori said. She used her Apple iPhone 13 without a filter to record the geese, which like to...

A candidate for the Miami Lakes town council is accused by the state attorney’s office of grand theft and practicing law without a license. Ian Anthony Medina, 28, of Miami Lakes, was arrested July 2 on a warrant for the felony charges. “The charges are not true,” Medina said on July 6. “I am a lawyer, but I’m not licensed.” Medina claims questions about mental health on bar applications in Florida...

     Adrian Mena hops into the splash pad of a large inflatable water slide at the Miami Lakes Athletic Club during its annual summer camp.       To mark the end of the first week of camp on June 17, campers cooled off on the water slide that was set up near the club’s tennis courts between Bull Run Road and Miami Lakes Drive.        Campers can enjoy a variety of activities...