A statue of a little boy who died of cancer was unveiled before a crowd of family and friends in Miami Lakes on May 8th. The sculpture shows a happy Jake “Jakey” Orlando Duque holding a big fish and is the centerpiece of a town pocket park which the council renamed in his memory. Previously called the 1-5-4 Bridge Park, it is at the west end of Northwest 154th Street and North- west 89th Avenue, east of a closed bridge that...

U.S. Congress Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. 7400 SW 87th Ave. Suite 270 Miami, Fla. 33166 305-596-4224 Twitter: @SenRubioPress   Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 505 Miami, FL 33134 786-501-7141 Twitter: @SenRickScott   Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami 8669 NW 36th St. Suite 100 Doral, Fla. 33166 305-470-8555 Twitter: @MarioDB   Florida...

Miguel Martinez, 51, chairs the Town of Miami Lakes Blasting Advisory Board. Martinez and his wife, Millie Martinez, 51, own a speech and occupational therapy rehab clinic in Palm Springs North. Miguel Martinez is also a construction executive, and has served as a Miami-Dade County hearing officer for people who want to appeal their zoning and building code violations. The Martinez’s have a son, Allen Martinez, 16. The family lives...

U.S. Congress Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. 7400 SW 87th Ave. Suite 270 Miami, Fla. 33166 305-596-4224 Twitter: @SenRubioPress   Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 505 Miami, FL 33134 786-501-7141 Twitter: @SenRickScott   Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami 8669 NW 36th St. Suite 100 Doral, Fla. 33166 305-470-8555 Twitter: @MarioDB   Florida...

Attempts to resolve whether to open the Northwest 170th Street bridge through mediation have fallen apart, with the city of Hialeah and Miami-Dade County declaring an impasse in discussions with the Town of Miami Lakes. The failure was determined Wednesday, a day before the parties were to meet for a third mediation session. The town will pursue its options in the appellate court to keep the Northwest 170th Street bridge closed to...