Owning a home in Miami Lakes remains a good investment: prices on residential properties continue to rise, crime rates are low, and elected officials have pledged to manage growth and maintain the town’s charm and lifestyle.      Those were some of the takeaways for 100 real estate professionals who filled a ballroom during the MIAMI Association of Realtors’ City Spotlight event held April 30 at Miami...

James Louis McLellan will be remembered this weekend for his life as father, husband, baseball coach and airplane mechanic. McLellan, of Miami Lakes, was 91 when he died May 11 of congestive heart failure, his son Rodney McLellan told The Miami Laker. The elder McLellan flew private planes for much of his life and one he once owned – a single-engine T 34 Mentor from the World War II era – will be flown over Miami Lakes...

     Diners who miss some of the dishes once served at Shula’s Steak House may want to check out ML Steaks + Sports.       The restaurant inside the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main has added new menu items, “with a throwback from Shula’s Steak House,” General Manager Bruce Lawrence said.      Those classic dishes  include: --Calamari Fries at $18, strips (not...

Justin Correra Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I want to go to the University of Alabama,” said Justin Correra. “I want to major in civil engineering. Hopefully after college, I’ll get a job in civil engineering. I’m not entirely sure [what I want to do] but I mainly want to focus on buildings.”  Hailie Prieto Barbara Goleman Senior High School “I’m going to FIU to...

Folks walking around downtown Miami Lakes may encounter this gentle pair: Cookie, a 6-year-old Great Dane, and Libby, a 7-year-old Victorian Bulldog.      The girls love their walks and will roam Main Street in search of pats on the head and food on the ground, said owner Martha Valdes.      The pets live with her and husband Michael Jorge, stepdaughter Leah Jorge, 6, and son Gavin Grimes,...