Theodora Donner, 56, Paralegal “I am a resident of Miami Lakes for almost 31 years, and reading The Miami Laker has been a part of my weekend routine,” Donner said. “I take pride in our town, and the only way for me to stay well informed on what is going on in our community is by reading the paper.” she said. Donner turns first to real estate listings, then to stories about people in town and new businesses. What is your...

South Florida healthy dining chain Bolay served 3,000 free meals to nurses, doctors, police officers and firefighters who are caring for people sick with COVID-19. The company opened a restaurant in Miami Lakes in September at 15141 NW 67th Ave.. On April 1, first responders ordered their meals online and picked them up from the chain’s curbside tents, including in Miami Lakes. Food was also delivered to hospitals, according to the company,...

With many elders needing help getting food during the pandemic, Miami Lakers have come together for them. Always at Your Side Adult Day Care has partnered with the town’s Elderly Affairs Committee, Vicky Bakery and Hialeah human services organization S.T.E.P.S. in the Right Direction to provide food to those who are most frail and are without loved ones to care for them. Miami-Dade County ordered adult day cares closed by April 3,...

HistoryLake Katharine and Lake Katharine Villas comprise a lakefront community on the east side of Miami Lakes. The villas have 84 townhomes built in the early 1970s and the community has 133 single-family houses that went up a decade earlier.The town’s second oldest community hugs a 29-acre lake that is shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece. It was built by the Sengra Corporation (later The Graham Companies).It is bordered by Miami Lakes Drive,...

Three municipalities in northwest Miami-Dade County have united to order curfews for 10 days to try and halt the spread of the coronavirus.Miami Lakes Town Manager Edward Pidermann announced the order for the town on Monday afternoon. It will be in effect there and in the cities of Hialeah Gardens and Hialeah from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., through April 23.“As the number of positive cases in Northwest Dade continue to increase, health care experts...