He was known to stop traffic along Miami Lakes Drive.An 80-pound mutt with a golden mane that prompted comparisons to a lion, Homer had the heart of a lamb.Homer was the beloved pet of Antonieta Kelly.In recent years the pair could be seen walking around their Lake Martha neighborhood.“He had charisma,” Kelly said of Homer’s talent for making friends with other dogs and people in town. “I’ve never seen anything like it.”Homer was suffering...

The Church of theEpiphany Episcopal15650 Miami Lakeway N. Miami Lakes 305-558-3961Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m.Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m.Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints8201 NW 186 St.Hialeah 305-205-4956Sunday service: 9 p.m.Sunday Spanish service: 11 a.m.Tuesday: youth activities for Spanish speakers: 7:30 p.m.Wednesday: youth activities 7:30 p.m.Thursday: English...

Turn your unwanted treasures into cash at the Zonta Club of Miami Lake’s annual Flea Market.The club is acceptingreservations for the community event that will be held Saturday, Nov. 2.Sellers large and small can reserve two parking spaces for $40. Proceeds will help support the club’s mission of advancing the status of women and girls.The market will happen rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot that is south of Main Street,...

Enjoy string instrumental music during the Limitless Love concert at Miami Lakes Congregational Church, to benefit a children’s charity.The Youth Activities Task Force and the Cultural Affairs Committee are presenting the show, from6 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Oct. 12.The church is at 6701 Miami Lakeway South.A donation is the price of admission. The money goes toward the Nora Sandigo Children Foundation a guardianship organization in Miami.Supplies...

Rakia Walker briefly traded the drama of theater for the spectacle of politics last summer.The Barbara Goleman Senior High School graduate interned last summer for Miami-Dade CountyCommissioner Barbara Jordan.She landed the job through Jordan’s Summer Youth Internship Initiative, and grew from a shy bystander to someone who helped make positive changes in her community.Walker, 18, of Miami Gardens is a freshman at Nova Southeastern...