Members of the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office, along with elected officials and Miami Lakes residents, enjoyed a cup of coffee for National Coffee with a Cop Day. Led by the Public Safety Committee the event invites the community to meet with local deputies to discuss issues in the community. Held on October 7 at the Cypress Village Starbucks, the group chatted and the committee handed out key fob protectors and magnets.  

For Larry Borman, being thanked as a veteran means something. Like many Vietnam War veterans, he remembers a different greeting when he came home from war. The protests of those times, often aimed specifically at returning soldiers, stayed with him. “That’s what got me involved with veterans’ organizations to being with,” Borman said. “It was pretty traumatic … coming home and not being...

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...

The 28th annual Miami Lakes United Methodist Church pumpkin patch is back. Enjoy this Miami Lakes tradition through October 31st to enjoy the fall season. General admission is $5 on Monday through Thursday, $7 on Friday through Sunday and $10 on Halloween, children 12 and under get free admission with a paying adult. “A free pass is available for guests who join us in October for a Sunday worship service at 10 a.m.,” a...