Lutheran Services Florida has appointed Lorenzo Cobiella chairman of its board.      Cobiella, the deputy town attorney for Miami Lakes, is a Catholic. While a communicant of Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Parish, he was a youth minister and he volunteered with Lutheran Services Florida, performing community service work that included building transition homes.      “My  hope...

May 5, 19  Miami Lakes Toastmasters Club Online meetings held the first and third Tuesday of each month, 7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Go to MiamiLakes.ToastmastersClubs.org. Guests are always welcome to attend at no cost. May 7 National Day of Prayer Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. 8:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. Free. May 9 Paint a Picture for Mom Children can paint a picture of their mother or another woman in their life at this fun event...

     Miami-Dade County announced in April that the Country Club of Miami golf course and clubhouse are undergoing major renovations.      The public course, at 6801 NW 186th St. in Hialeah, is closed until further notice. Improvements scheduled to be made to the playing experience include:  --Upgrades to the course --Improvements to infrastructure  --Aesthetic...

    This handsome boy, a nearly one-year-old Pembroke Welsh Corgi, is named Henry.      He lives in Miami Lakes with Bella Rodriguez and Diego Morales.      “Honestly we didn’t know anything about corgis,” Rodriguez said about the breed. “As soon as we saw him, we fell in love with him.”      The low riding pups became well known as the favorite dog...

    The Miami Lakes town council approved a new residential complex to rise on the northeast corner of Graham Dairy Lake.      The Graham Companies’ project -- which the council approved during its April meeting -- will have 541 apartments in 14 buildings. It will be built on the west side of Commerce Way at Northwest 146th Street.      The developer had contemplated using the state’s...