History Villa Vizcaya is a gated condominium community of 285 townhomes located on the west side of Miami Lakes. The neighborhood of attached Mediterranean-style homes is snug alongside the Northwest 87th Avenue bridge, at the southeast corner of Commerce Way. A canal is its southern border. Amenities Amenities include 24-hour security, a swimming pool, cabana, a playground and an outdoor gym, according to Paola Amador of...

A family-owned business that survived threats to its bottom line from Hurricane Andrew and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is celebrating its 48th anniversary this year. The Miami Lakes Sports Shop has served two generations of athletes by outfitting school teams and Optimist Club leagues as well as adults who needed tennis or soccer or other kinds of gear. “We’re still hanging on,” said Rosalyn Hamilton, 72, who owns the...

Owners of 51 Miami Lakes businesses assembled in front of Town Hall on Dec. 21, to accept grants to help them with rent or revenues lost during the coronavirus pandemic. “At the end of a horrible, very difficult year, it’s a great day,” Town Manager Ed Pidermann said. The business owners agreed. “Words can’t express the gratitude that we feel,” said Alex Marban, who with his wife Yirka Marban own...

Here’s one way to get your child to eat her veggies: Have a car that drives itself deliver produce to your home. Miami Lakes non-profit The Education Fund partnered with Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, the Ford Motor Company Fund and Argo AI’s self-driving technology for eight weeks beginning in October. During the partnership, Ford Fusion hybrid self-driving sedans delivered nearly 500 bags of produce from The Education...

You may have seen them: Teams of Miami Lakers running around town, wearing costumes as they fulfilled 83 “missions” in the Great Miami Lakes Scavenger Hunt. Think it sounds easy? First place winners the Loch Isle Gang accumulated 40,300 points. Hot on their heels were the Jingle Belles with 40,000 points followed by the Fantastic Fam, with 39,900 points. “I don’t know who had more fun, if it was us or the...