HistoryWest Lakes Gardens is a non-gated neighborhood of single family homes built along streets in a grid pattern on the west side of Miami Lakes.It was built in 1989 and has 428 single-family residences.The community was not part of the original Town of Miami Lakes.The town included the neighborhood in its boundaries when it incorporated in 2000.The community is bordered by Interstate 75 on the west, Northwest 152nd Lane at the north,...

A Miami-Dade County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Town of Miami Lakes to stop construction of the Northwest 170th Street bridge from extending onto the town’s northwest boundary. The decision came on Oct. 15, a year after town officials noticed construction rigs at the east side of the span above Interstate 75 between Hialeah and Miami Lakes. The road work prompted the town to take legal action against...

A Miami Laker is a member of the Florida State University College of Law team which won 1st place in the 2020 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition, FSU said on its website. Christopher Ramirez of Miami Lakes, shown above at right, also took home the Best Advocate title. The three-day contest in October was a virtual event because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The University at Buffalo School of Law hosted 24 teams. FSU’s mock trial team also...

Zachary, a chocolate Labrador Retriever, 13, is shown above with the Holstein dairy cows of Miami Lakes. “They touch noses and smell each other and the cows stretch their tongues out to kiss him,” said his owner, Mary Laing. “He loves them.” The Laing family takes Zachary for walks around town. The Labrador knows the cows as “Moo-Moos” and gets excited when he knows he’s going for a visit, Laing said. “They see Zachary and...

     If the flesh on the back of your upper arms shakes when you don’t want it to, the lying triceps extension is the exercise for you!1.  Lie on a bench with your feet flat on the floor and hold a dumbbell in each hand while keeping your wrists straight. (For lower back safety, you can place your feet on the bench.)2.  Get in the start position by raising the dumbbells above your head, keeping your arms straight and the weights about six...