Antonietta Kelly lives on the east side of Miami Lakes and every day, on one of her many walks with her dog Homer, he is beloved, pointed at, gawked at, and sometimes even feared. Homer is memorable not only for his sweet disposition, but also because, he resembles a small lion. The gentle dog is of medium size and lazily strolls down familiar neighborhoods, but despite his lack of bark or bite, he manages to both awe and scare locals...

Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. announced an invitation for local school children, grades 1-12, to design a poster or produce a 2-minute video (high school only) about “The Best Ways to Clean up and Green up Our Streets.”Entries will be accepted until Friday, February 17. Prizes include Kindles, iPads, gift certificates and a GoPro Camera.For more information and entry forms, contact Bovo’s district...

Miami Lakes will have its own Farmer’s Market starting on Saturday, January 14, at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The markets will be held every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. through the month of May offering a wide variety of fresh produce, natural juices, assorted flowers, cultural foods and handcrafted accessories.The initial Farmer’s Market will be in conjunction with the Town’s “Super Saturday at the...

Catholic Hospice, a not-for-profit health care organization providing end-of-life care to terminally ill patients and their families, located at 14875 N.W. 77 Avenue in Miami Lakes, hosted a month-long holiday event to inspire good cheer and collecting items for patients. The collection project, called “A Christmas to Remember” had staff members gathering donations from the local community to benefit their patients and their...

In 2016, the Town of Miami Lakes got a new mayor and a new council member, the former mayor’s lawsuit against the town was dismissed, and residents approved several charter changes, among other top headline news last year.Cid becomes new town mayor in a landslideCouncilmember Manny Cid defeated incumbent mayor Michael Pizzi by 77 percent of the vote in a run-off election to become the new mayor.Cid initially chose to run for his seat...