Christopher Norwood is a gallery owner and public affairs professional. Add a new credential to his resume: Miami Mayor Eileen Higgins appointed him to her administration, as Special Advisor on Community Prosperity.      “Miami’s future prosperity must be rooted in its neighborhoods,” Norwood, 53, said in an email. “My focus is on strengthening small businesses, expanding...

   The Town of Miami Lakes has revised its credit and debit card fee policy.      Card holders who pay for municipal services will also be responsible for the transaction processing fee charged by the town’s third-party payment processor.      Those fees will be tacked onto electronic payments for building and planning permits; licenses; code enforcement fines; rentals of park facilities and...

     This cute baby boy’s photo was likely taken in a South Florida studio.       A member of Gen X, he was born in 1971 and grew up in Palm Springs North.      He is a household name in town and has a reputation for being one of the best dressed men in Miami Lakes government.       While he was a toddler this cute baby was already showing off his style, as shown...

    Inside a replica cattle car like those used by the Nazi regime, shoe prints marked where crowds of men, women and children on their way to concentration camps during World War II would have stood.       Miami-Dade County Commissioner Sen. René García invited a non-profit group called Hate Ends Now to bring the cattle car, artifacts –- a yellow Star of David patch; a sign for Zyklon-B pesticide used...

The Office of Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez will bring the TConnect bus to Miami Lakes on March 17, at Royal Oaks Park. Services offered by the mobile tax collector office include: -- Driver’s license renewals, replacement or reinstatement; --New identification card or renewal; --Car registration renewal; --Adding or removing the organ donor identifier or other restrictions on licenses,...