Nancy Rogers was babysitting her grandson when she came up with the idea of a way to warn drivers that kids were playing nearby. And as chair of the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee, she could put her idea into action. In November, signs like the one above that say “Drive like your kids live here” began popping up around town parks and in some of the larger residential communities. The idea, Rogers said, was to alert...

HistoryWest Lakes Gardens is a non-gated neighborhood of single family homes built along streets in a grid pattern on the west side of Miami Lakes.It was built in 1989 and has 428 single-family residences.The community was not part of the original Town of Miami Lakes.The town included the neighborhood in its boundaries when it incorporated in 2000.The community is bordered by Interstate 75 on the west, Northwest 152nd Lane at the north,...

Zachary, a chocolate Labrador Retriever, 13, is shown above with the Holstein dairy cows of Miami Lakes. “They touch noses and smell each other and the cows stretch their tongues out to kiss him,” said his owner, Mary Laing. “He loves them.” The Laing family takes Zachary for walks around town. The Labrador knows the cows as “Moo-Moos” and gets excited when he knows he’s going for a visit, Laing said. “They see Zachary and...

The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee is hosting a Scavenger Hunt in town from Nov. 12 – Dec. 6. Small Business Saturday falls in the middle of the Scavenger Hunt, on Nov. 28. The Scavenger Hunt will help promote local shops and kick off the holiday season. To play, download the GooseChase Adventures app for either iPhones or Androids. Businesses will offer clues about their enterprises and activities nearby that...

Meet Lucky, a mackerel tabby cat whose name reflects his life story.    When Lucky was a 3-month-old kitten, Jeanette Campos found him hiding in grass near a parking lot along Fairway Drive in Miami Lakes.     “A security guard told me he was all alone,”Campos said. “I took him in, and he’s been a part of our family ever since.”    Lucky lives with Jeanette Campos, her husband Mike Campos and their daughters Gina Corrales and Mia...