Veterans from American Legion Post 144 and the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee hosted a ceremony in tribute to fallen members of the military on Memorial Day. Gathered with residents in the Mary Collins Community Center on May 26 were Vice Mayor Bryan Morera, Council members Angelo Cuadra Garcia and Ray Garcia and Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Honor Guard presented the colors...

     At 5 pounds, Mavis the Pomeranian is tiny but mighty, and bosses around Alfie, her bigger Pom brother.      The pair of pups live with Carleen and Bob Spano in Miami Lakes and accompany the couple on trips to North Carolina.       Mavis joined the family last summer.       “We took Alfie to a town event and met someone who raises Pomeranians,”...

      The Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market that happens every Saturday will soon have a new home. Though it was set to move on June 7, the date has been postponed, and is tentatively set for later this month. Still close to Main Street, the vendors will set up two blocks west on Meadow Walk, between Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North, next to Graham Park. The move will accommodate construction planned for downtown...

          The first time Judy Farcus Serra helped the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, she was scrubbing banners that are displayed along Miami Lakes Drive and describe veterans’ military careers.       “I didn’t really know what that entailed and [said], ‘What time do I have to be there?’” Farcus Serra said.       They’ve relied...

A television commercial production crew was in town Wednesday, shooting a public service announcement for a very important cause: suicide prevention. The client is the state of Florida and its 988 Florida Lifeline campaign, which will promote a telephone number for people who may be struggling to call or text to get help. The 988 Florida Lifeline is a free, 24/7 service that will connect residents who may have a substance use disorder,...