History Royal Gardens Estates is a community of 257 single-family homes on the upper west side of Miami Lakes. Cardan Building Contractors Inc. of Southwest Ranches developed the ungated neighborhood in the early 2000s. It is bordered by Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest
 91st Court,
 and Northwest
 162nd Terrace
 and Northwest
 166th Terrace. The first
home sold in
 March, 2000,
 for $155,900,
 according to
 Edelso 
Riveron, a...

This Saturday, June 19th, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee will celebrate Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the United States.  Pastor Daryl Jones of Rock Fellowship Church will be the keynote speaker and saxophonist Michael E. Kennedy will perform jazz tunes. The free event will take place at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave., from...

Two leaders of the Town of Miami Lakes building department -- Building Official Mike Mesa and Building Department Manager Lourdes Rodriguez -- resigned their positions on June 11th. Town Manager Ed Pidermann said “It is with great disappointment and sadness” when he announced the pending departures in an email to staff on Monday. Pidermann said the pair were “instrumental in leading the best building department in...

The Miami Lakes restaurant scene is experiencing a renaissance: During the past nine months, six new dining spots opened and they’re about to be joined by four more establishments that will serve unique flavors in town. Open during Memorial Day weekend was La Traila, a Texas-style craft barbecue restaurant that has a bit of celebrity spice. Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Isaiah McKenzie, 26, who is from Miami,
is a co-founder with...

Using only pencils, Mater Academy Charter High School senior Michael Cano drew such a compelling portrait of a man that it was chosen for display in the U.S. Capitol complex. Cano, 18, of Hialeah, said he was inspired -- by the hard times that some people are living through and the impact of race upon a person’s fortune -- to create the winning work. “As a society, I’m disappointed with how things are right now,”...