It happens. You’re going to put a ball in the water every now and then.    Many golfers, however, don’t have a full understanding about what to do next.     First, understand the rules of the game AND the local rules of the course that you are playing.  Determine if the hazard line is painted yellow or red. (Most courses only use a red line.) If it’s yellow, you have three...

  If it looks like Bentley is ready for his close-up, he is.      “He poses all the time,” his owner May Castillo said.      She suspects that Bentley, 7, is a mix of Maltese and Poodle.      “He was supposed to be a full-bred Poodle but I think he’s a Maltipoo,” she said.      Castillo’s sons Papo Castillo, 25, and Jake Castillo,...

If you love the outdoors, you can “find your awesome” at 37° North, an outfitter on Main Street that sells active wear and also supplies Boy Scouts from Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Scouts can select guides on how to earn merit badges and buy uniforms and gear for camping and other adventures. It’s the first store in the country that will cater to both scouts and regular folks. It is named after two national...

     The Miami Lakes Town Foundation is accepting applications for grants.       Community groups, school clubs or teams, educators and other organizations are welcome to apply for money for projects that encourage literacy, continuing education; developing and implementing youth programs; beautification projects and cultural events, the town said.       Applications will be...

For Hemisphere Title Company President Patricia Gonzalez, the company is like a member of her family, a business she nurtured into what it is today.       “To me, I just thought of it as my third child, you care for it,” Gonzalez, 63, told The Miami Laker. “You bring it to life, and you love it.”      The company marked four decades of success on Aug. 13 with a celebration at...