Say hello to Rita!  Shes a 5-year-old Labrador and hound mix, owner Jenny Onega says.       Last November, Rita joined the Onega family -- Joseph and Jenny and their children, Lucia, 2 months, and twins Amelie and Sara, 11 -- in a community that is north of the Royal Oaks Plaza shopping center in Miami Lakes.      Rita likes to keep an eye on the neighborhood and is known as...

      Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia, Miami-Dade Police officers from the Northwest District Station and community volunteers teamed up on Aug. 9 to paint over graffiti along a fence at the Ludlum Lake Condominium, at 6703 N.W. 169th St. near the Palmetto Expressway.      The beautification project was a joint effort to improve neighborhoods within District 13, Garcia’s office said....

     Intensity Dancers’ Studio is celebrating two decades of teaching grace and movement to young Miami Lakers this fall.       The studio, at 15507 Bull Run Road, has called Miami Lakes home for 17 of its 20 years in business. There is a second studio in Miramar.       Co-directors Jennifer Wolske, 44, and Maria Pacetti, 55, said they have seen some of their students enjoy...

Cypress Village Shopping Center Beverly Hills Cafe 7312 Miami Lakes Drive 305-558-8201.  Thebeverlyhillscafe.com. Indoor/outdoor dining, take-out, delivery, UberEats. CRUZEIRO Brazilian Steakhouse 7419 Miami Lakes Dr.  305-363-5247 Indoor dining. DiCED  7425 Miami Lakes Drive 305-961-1032 Dicedfood.com, indoor dining, take-out, UberEats, Postmates, DoorDash   Dr. Limon Ceviche...

Daylin Garcia, 46, is president of the non-profit organization Giving Gators, which supports students and families in need and partners on its projects with the Town of Miami Lakes and area businesses and schools.      She is married to Rey Garcia. They live in Miami Lakes and have two daughters, Emily Garcia, 22, and Megan Garcia, 16.   Q:  Where are you from and what is your background? A:  I was born...