What began 50 years ago as an American dream has grown to a family-run business built on pastelitos and croquetas, among other classic Cuban baked goods.       Vicky Bakery opened in southeast Hialeah in 1972, at 860 SE 8th St.      Since then, the business has expanded and, with franchises too, grown throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.       This...

     During Florida City Government Week, the Town of Miami Lakes asked students in local schools to write creative stories about a bull named Cornwall who escapes his barn.       Three second graders from Miami Lakes K-8 Center won the contest.       Teacher Lizet Colet and her students Lily Martinez, at left, Maximiliano Medina, at center and Riley Lavery, at right, all...

     Do you take special pride in maintaining your home and property?  Have you fixed it up lately?      If so, you could win a $750 Home Depot gift card in the Miami Lakes Home Beautification Contest.      Your property must be within town boundaries; your project must have improved the general appearance of your home or business; enhancements must be in publicly visible...

      Wade Acosta is ready to make new friends!        This apricot miniature Poodle lives in downtown Miami Lakes with Gabriela Gomez and Ray Acosta.       The couple take Wade to Chela’s Beer Garden to meet neighbors and for walks along Main Street, too.      “He’s very social and he loves it,” Gomez said.      Wade also...

     On the east side of town, just north of Miami Lakes Drive, there is the Miami Lakes Office Village.       Sixteen offices fill two rows of yellow buildings that offer a variety of services.       One of those companies is Deluxe Health Care, which moved to town from Sweetwater two-and-a-half years ago.       The company specializes in clinical trials for...