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Palm Springs North is a residential community just north of Miami Lakes. It was built between 1960 – 1974; an early developer was Laurence Construction, Inc., real estate experts said. There are 1,554 homes in the community, which are within 24 subdivisions of varying sizes, according to Rosa Nell Hammer, a Realtor with The Keyes Company. Known as PSN, it is bordered by Northwest 170th Street and Northwest 186th Street;...

On Friday afternoon, the Town of Miami Lakes canceled several outdoor events planned for the weekend of Aug. 14 – 15. Citing expected heavy rains from Tropical Depression Fred, the Farmers Market, End of Summer Bash and outdoor sports programs will not be held, official said. Indoor events will continue as planned.  For the latest news on Tropical Depression Fred visit NOAA. 

Sue Boyd Drake -- who raised her sons in the Lake Hilda neighborhood of Miami Lakes and still lives in the same home after more than five decades -- celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 5. Asked about her secret to longevity, Drake said, “I just took it as it came and did the best I could.” That ability to adapt to life’s challenges may have helped Drake live on her family’s Alabama farm during the Great...

Neill D. Robinson, 71, is a volunteer who chairs the Cultural Affairs Committee for the Town of Miami Lakes. Robinson is a retired public administrator. He is married to Deborah Robinson and they have three children: Kimberly Robinson, 49, Laurean Robinson, 40 and Brandon Neill Robinson, 34. Q: Where are you from, and what is your background? A: I was born in North Carolina, in a small town called Dunn. I moved to Philadelphia to...