Meet Bacchus, 8, on the left and Zeus, 10, on the right, with owner Mitzi Launerts in between.     The Goldendoodle brothers live on the west side of town with Launerts and her husband Fred Launerts.     The Goldendoodle’s coats are kept short so they are more comfortable in the hot weather of South Florida, she said.     “They love their walks around the beautiful parks and three-filled streets in our Miami Lakes neighborhood,” Launerts...

History    The Satori development has 482 residences -- 226 townhomes and 256 single-family houses -- inside a gated community on the west side of Miami Lakes.    Lennar Homes began building the gated community four years ago.     Its 128 acres are bordered by Northwest 87th Avenue, Miami Lakes Drive, Interstate 75 and Northwest 165th Street.     Residents have two entrances – at Miami Lakes Drive and Northwest 89th Avenue, and at Northwest...

The 2021 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards is looking for amazing youth volunteers to apply for scholarships. Students must apply and demonstrate how they have worked on behalf of others through their service.Children age 10 and younger must have volunteered for 26 hours; for ages 11 to 15, it’s a 50 hour contribution and for older students, 100 hours.The deadline is Tuesday, Nov. 10 to submit an application that must be certified by a...

 As public school students returned to their school houses the week of Oct. 5, administrators like Principal Milko Brito of Spanish Lake Elementary School in Hialeah, greeted children enrolled in grades Pre-K through fifth with a festive display.

Photo courtesy of the school.

Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez, who's term-limited in November, said he plans to run for town mayor in four years.Rodriguez told The Miami Laker Monday about his future goals, which include retiring next year after more than three decades in the fire service, as a Coral Gables firefighter-paramedic."As of now I’m planning to run for mayor in 2024," Rodriguez said in an email.Mayor Manny Cid, who automatically won reelection this year...