Bianka Kunkar Insurance Associate, World Financial Group Miami Lakes       “The Bahamas,” Bianka Kunkar said. “The cruise was very nice, and the beach was very clean and very pretty.       “I really liked Atlantis [a resort on Paradise Island] when we went there,” she said. “There wasn’t a lot to do around [the Bahamas], but it was the best...

     The Orange Bowl Committee installed as president a former college and NFL linebacker who played in its annual college game.      Henri W. Crockett, who grew up in Pompano Beach, assumed leadership of the Miami Lakes-based organization on Feb. 7.      “It is an incredible honor to become the 87th president of the Orange Bowl Committee, an organization that has shaped my life both as...

     Miami Laker Rob Waterfield captured the moment when this greenback Heron paused on a Canada Goose decoy that is on Loch Andrews.

     Waterfield says the little heron likes to fish for minnows that swim in the lake and beneath the decoy. 

Feb. 19 Morning with Medics  Meet your Miami-Dade firefighters over coffee. Presented by the Mayor’s Office. Vanilla Espresso French Cafe, 16395 NW 67th Ave. 8 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Feb. 20 Mount Sinai Health Lecture. The Elderly Affairs Committee will host a Mount Sinai lecture by Dr. Joseph Barbera. The subject is Outpatient knee & hip replacement: When, Why & How? at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. 11 a.m....

     Sisu protects the property of Roque Gonzalez and Zory Gonzalez in Miami Lakes.  The couple adopted the cat two years ago, after it was born in their driveway.       Ever since, he has lived on their covered patio at their home on the west side of town.      “He likes his freedom,” said Liliam Gonzalez-Wong, the couple’s daughter. “He has his little...