Royal Oaks Plaza is the largest shopping center in Miami Lakes, with 55 storefronts and 171,904 square feet of commercial space. A Winn-Dixie grocery store is the largest store front and plaza anchor. The shopping center was built in 1987 and is opposite the entrance to the Palmetto Expressway. It is managed by NAI Miami. Miami Lakes Veterinary Clinic is one of the original tenants at the Royal Oaks Plaza. “It’s a...

     The bustling Park Centre Shops is on Miami Lakes Drive, on the west side of town near the entrance to Miami Lakes Business Park West.      The Graham Companies built the 74,333 square foot shopping center at 8040 N.W. 154th St.  in 1988. This year it was painted and a new roof was installed.      The tenants are a mix of restaurants, retailers and services businesses from...

     National Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, when the contributions of Americans of Latin descent are celebrated, and that includes food. What is your favorite cuisine? Mario Mujica, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, mortgage originator.  “Carne con papas,” Mario Mujica said.  “It’s an old-fashioned Cuban dish, like beef stew.  Before my mother died,...

     Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus.  What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.  Photos by Linda Trischitta.

   A free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site that opened Sept. 1 in Miami Lakes continues to take patients at the former Hotel Indigo.       The project, at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, is a partnership between The Graham Companies, which owns the property, and Longview Technology Services of Herndon, Va.      Open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., patients can expect results via email 24 hours after their...