Darwin Villavicencio  Lieutenant, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Miami Lakes      “The best gift I’ve received is that they still remember [me],” Darwin Villvicencio said. “In my case, I’ve never been blessed with kids but I’ve raised [a kid]. There is still an 18-year- old. She still reaches out and thanks me because I was a father figure to her.”  ...

June 5 Senior Bingo Luncheon Join the Elderly Affairs Committee for bingo, a meal and prizes. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Ages 60+. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free. Pre-registration required, go to Toml.Eventbrite.com.  June 11 Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Guest speaker: Hialeah Councilman Jesus Tundidor. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, 6842 Main St. Networking from 11:30 a.m., lunch begins at noon....

     Veterans from American Legion Post 144 and the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee hosted a ceremony in tribute to fallen members of the military on Memorial Day. Gathered with residents in the Mary Collins Community Center on May 26 were Vice Mayor Bryan Morera, Council members Angelo Cuadra Garcia and Ray Garcia and Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Honor Guard presented the colors...

     At 5 pounds, Mavis the Pomeranian is tiny but mighty, and bosses around Alfie, her bigger Pom brother.      The pair of pups live with Carleen and Bob Spano in Miami Lakes and accompany the couple on trips to North Carolina.       Mavis joined the family last summer.       “We took Alfie to a town event and met someone who raises Pomeranians,”...

      The Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market that happens every Saturday will soon have a new home. Though it was set to move on June 7, the date has been postponed, and is tentatively set for later this month. Still close to Main Street, the vendors will set up two blocks west on Meadow Walk, between Bull Run Road and Miami Lakeway North, next to Graham Park. The move will accommodate construction planned for downtown...