Residents in Lake Martha are concerned about their dwindling Muscovy duck population. Concerned and suspicious. In the last several months, according to Homeowners Association President Larry Borman, they have gone from seeing ducks all over the community to hardly seeing any. “It’s a really sad thing … I guess [it started] about three months ago,” Borman said. Some residents believe someone is poisoning...

What started as a summer lemonade stand became a connection for neighbors in Lake Martha. Stephanie Gonzalez and her daughter operated a lemonade stand on September 19 to donate to Alex’s Lemonade Stand, a childhood cancer awareness nonprofit. It led to Gonzalez meeting her neighbor Beth Cintron, whose son Ace Cintron, 4, is currently in remission. The pair had never met until the lemonade stand.

 

If you’re at K-9 Cove you might see Frosty, Chewie and Snoopy enjoying the outdoors. The trio are owned by Andrea Gonzalez and live on the west side of Miami Lakes. “Frosty, 9, is a Bedlington Terrier and is the matriarch of the group,” Gonzalez wrote in an email. Frosty will let her young companions Chewie, 2, a Maltese and Shih Tzu mix and Snoopy, 1, a long-haired miniature Dachshund when she has had...

Work on Miami Lakes roads that could potentially cause traffic interruptions will soon need to be done during non-peak hours. The decision came after Councilman Alex Sanchez, who has made traffic improvements his signature issue, once again pressed the town to to help with traffic congestion during the weekday commute hours. On September 24, Sanchez proposed that work that could potentially cause traffic interruptions to be done during...

Mayor Josh Dieguez, along with members of the Miami Lakes Town Council and the Town Manager, joined other local area representatives to look at traffic in Miami Lakes. The group included representatives from the Florida Department of Transportation; Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization; Florida Rep. Tom Fabricio, R-Miami Lakes; and a representative from Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart’s office boarded a rented Hialeah...