Folks walking around downtown Miami Lakes may encounter this gentle pair: Cookie, a 6-year-old Great Dane, and Libby, a 7-year-old Victorian Bulldog.      The girls love their walks and will roam Main Street in search of pats on the head and food on the ground, said owner Martha Valdes.      The pets live with her and husband Michael Jorge, stepdaughter Leah Jorge, 6, and son Gavin Grimes,...

A wooden fence facing the circle on Main Street  recently went up in front of the old Tamura Japanese Buffet, or, for longtime Miami Lakers, the former Tony Roma’s location.       Behind the fence, the facade will be renovated.       Work will include splitting the space into two future restaurants that will measure 1,636 square feet and 3,504 square feet.    ...

The Burger King Foundation awarded 180 scholarships in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, including to five students at Miami Lakes Educational Center.       Seniors Reahana Joseph; Latrice Shakes; Danielle Cohen Mantilla; D’Avora Willaims and Jae’la Rainey each received $1,000 for their post-secondary education on April 28.       Reahana plans to major in biomedical sciences at...

 Alejandro Gonzalez of Miami Lakes is part of the Florida International University Law College’s Trial Team that reached the “Elite 8” at a national competition in April.      The students shown from left are: Michael Leatherman and Rachel Cross, both second year law students; lead coach Ashley Lherisson and third year law students Alejandro Gonzalez and Naomi Eid, in a photo provided by the...

zthe Town of Miami Lakes has completed a multi-use lane for bicyclists and walkers along Northwest 146th Street in the West Lakes neighborhood.       The raised path is between Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 89th Avenue and has new striping and signs that describe its purpose.      The project was approved in Nov. 2021 and construction began in Nov. 2024, said Omar Santos, director of Public...