Meet one-year-old Teo, a white and tan Chihuahua who enjoys catching rays near the Miami Lakes Golf Club.       Teo lives in Miami Lakes with Alien Catalan, his wife Elizabeth Aguila and daughter Diana  Aguila.       “He is friendly with people, but he doesn’t like other dogs,” Catalan said in Spanish.       Catalan said the...

    Over 2,600 people came out to support the South Florida Autism Charter School at its 14th Annual Walk and Safety Fair on April 18.       The school, at 3751 W. 108th St. in Hialeah, offers education and therapeutic services to individuals with autism spectrum disorder.        Money raised from the annual walk funds its programs and initiatives.       Two...

Your Better Mortgage celebrated opening its new office in Business Park West with a ribbon cutting party on April 24. The company specializes in home mortgages, refinancing and home buying among other services. Owner Nancy Aguirre is married to Councilman Juan Carlos Fernandez, who also works with the business as a mortgage broker. “We have one of the best mortgage companies in South Florida here in Miami Lakes … thank you,...

     Miami Lakers love their parks. There are 100 of them, big and small, on land donated for the public by The Graham Companies.      During the first week of May, town officials unveiled improvements to four play spaces for kids that included stairs to climb and slides to ride down.      Old equipment was replaced with new structures and safety surfaces at Park 35, Big Cypress Drive at...

      Residents who attend town functions will know Ydalis Navarro, Miami Lakes’ Marketing & Digital Services Specialist. She works at many of the special events and municipal meetings in Miami Lakes.       Navarro, 23, grew up in the area and currently lives in Pembroke Pines. She graduated April 25 from Florida International University after earning a Master of Science degree in...