History     Lake Carol is a townhome community on the west side of Miami Lakes which was developed by The Graham Companies in 1989. There are 118 villa-style residences.     As with many lakes in town, this one and the neighborhood built around it is named after a woman in the Graham family: Carol Graham Wyllie, executive vice president of TheGraham Companies.Amenities     The entrance is on Balgowan Road, where drivers are screened at a...

Patrons may resume eating inside restaurants again, starting on Aug. 31, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez announced Tuesday.Though owners of eateries will rejoice, they will still be restricted in the number of diners they may serve indoors because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has strangled commerce since mid-March.“While we are heading in the right direction,” said Gimenez about falling hospitalization rates for COVID-19...

When residents along Northwest 169th Terrace in Miami Lakes awoke on a recent Monday morning, they were met with some bad news: thieves opened six unlocked cars and stole two handguns, electronics and other valuables, according to police.Also taken: A fob from one unlocked car that operated a Jeep Cherokee, which was driven away by the burglars.“The simple act of locking your car door helps curtail these vehicle burglaries,” said Miami-Dade...

Miami-Dade County Commissioners Esteban Bovo Jr. and Danielle Levine Cava are headed for a run-off in November to decide the next mayor of Miami-Dade County.The top two vote-getters failed to pick up at least 50 percent of the votes to win the election, forcing them to meet again on Election Day.Bovo won 122,039 votes or 29% to Levine Cava's nearly 29% percent or 119,946 votes, according to the Miami-Dade County Elections Department.Bovo, 58,...

A COVID-19 testing site opened Wednesday in Miami Lakes and will see patients during the next 10 days.Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo was at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, the site of the pop-up clinic.“We need to make sure more people are getting tested, especially rapid testing,” said Bovo.Testing by South Florida Urgent Care Centers, which has three locations in Broward County, will happen at the church, 14800 Ludlam Road...