Kiwi is a Goldendoodle who lives on the west side of Miami Lakes with Tatiana Alvarez and her husband, Kevin Abraham.      Among the 1-year-old pup’s most enjoyable pastimes: weekend trips aboard the Freebee to Main Street and visits to Woof Gang Bakery & Grooming, where she can get treats.     “She’s very playful,” Alvarez said. “Playing catch and cuddling...

     He may be a lame duck mayor, but Manny Cid drew more than 80 owners of businesses large and small, bankers, educators and real estate executives who filled a ballroom at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main to hear what he had to say.      Cid has led the town council for eight years and served on it for 12 years. He is running for mayor of Miami-Dade County and said it needs “someone focused on being the...

     The Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is accepting applications for its 2023-2024 Youth Leadership Award.      The task force stages activities for young people in town. The award recognizes and honors outstanding efforts of a high school senior who has made a significant impact through community service, volunteering and/or advocacy.       Qualified applicants...

The Miami Lakes Town Foundation announced eight grants totaling $9,400 awarded to applicants for education and community projects.       The 2023 Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival raised a total of $32,500, and proceeds were used to fund the grants.      Projects must be completed by April, per the board.  This year’s recipients are:  •  $1,500 Rukayat Adebsi, a Legal...

     It showed up without fanfare and prompted lots of speculation on Facebook. What is it?       A 50-foot-high 5G cell tower that rose at the northwest corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Northwest 87th Avenue.      The tower was installed on the public right of way and conforms to code, which requires the pole not be higher than existing utility poles in the same right of way, the town...