Meet Jake! He is an 8-year-old Rhodesian Ridgeback mix. Layla Alo of Miami Lakes adopted him when he was a puppy. “He’s totally friendly,” Alo said. “He’s a ham and loves to be rubbed on the ridge of fur along his back.” Jake can be seen rolling in the grass at Shula’s Golf Club or while on walks along Miami Lakeway North. He also enjoys stalking iguanas until they flee into a lake, Alo...

Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus. At the Miami Lakes Farmers Market on April 24th, masks had patterns of Chinese cats, flowers and a falcon, to celebrate the United States Air Force. What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com. Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

History Lake Placid is a Miami Lakes condo community with 102 units. It was originally an apartment complex called Angelic Point. The building was built in 1968 by The Sengra Corporation, which later became The Graham Companies. The property was converted to condominiums in 2006. Amenities The community is along Lake Placid Court and south of Lake Patricia Drive. A canal is near its southern border. The condos are single...

Attempts to resolve whether to open the Northwest 170th Street bridge through mediation have fallen apart, with the city of Hialeah and Miami-Dade County declaring an impasse in discussions with the Town of Miami Lakes. The failure was determined Wednesday, a day before the parties were to meet for a third mediation session. The town will pursue its options in the appellate court to keep the Northwest 170th Street bridge closed to...

 Christopher Inguanzo, 14, is an 8th grader at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes.      In Christopher’s role as the school’s Student Council historian, earlier this year he interviewed former U.S. Sen. and Fla. Gov. Bob Graham, 84, for whom the school is named.      They discussed the importance of civic engagement and Graham’s legacy, among other topics. Q:  You have...