Bacon the Chihuahua is named for one of his favorite foods. The way he dived for a piece of pork that had fallen to the floor when he was a puppy inspired owner Chu Diaz to name him after the treat.       Bacon almost didn’t live 11 years. He was struck by a car when he was 4-years-old but survived.       “He was born again,” Diaz said of his pup. Diaz is a radio...

      The quarter-mile walking trail along Northwest 170th Street is bordered by a canal on the south side and what has become an illegal parking lot on the swale on the north side.       A resident’s complaint to the SeeClickFix app prompted the town on Feb. 1 to post No Parking signs along the swale.            Miami-Dade Police officers warned drivers -- who have been...

     The Cuban American Bar Association installed Javier A. Ley-Soto of Miami Lakes as its president on Jan. 27.      He will lead the national service organization that also includes CABA Pro Bono Legal Services and the CABA Foundation.      Members the 50-year-old group are attorneys and law students with an interest in human and legal rights for Cubans and other minority communities,...

    Two candidates for the Miami Lakes Town Council have launched their campaigns.      Business owner Mario O. Pinera Jr. is running for Seat 1, currently held by Vice Mayor Tony Fernandez and attorney Steven Herzberg is running for Seat 5, held by Councilman Luis Collazo. Realtor Juan Carlos Fernandez is seeking Seat 3, held by Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano. Fernandez has not held his launch party...

Stakeholders met in December at the Palmetto Expressway overpass and Northwest 67th Avenue to discuss improvements for the area beneath the expressway.  Miami Lakes Councilman Ray Garcia led the effort with leaders from the Florida Department of Transportation and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. Rene Garcia, who represents District 13 which includes Miami Lakes. Councilman Garcia said he has received complaints about dirty conditions...