Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid delivered his 2021 State of the Town address before a crowd inside the council chambers at Town Hall.      “The past 18 months have proven extraordinarily difficult,” Cid said on Oct. 21, in reference to the COVID-19 virus that has killed more than 6,472 people in Miami-Dade County, according to USAFacts.org.  “… We honor those we have lost...

     You’ll want to carve out time during your Thanksgiving weekend to attend the 36th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights. It’s coming back big this year, with entertainment for families to enjoy during the day and evening on Saturday, Nov. 27.      Begin with a visit to the Farmer’s Market on New Barn Road at Main Street.  Then finish your holiday shopping at the stores in...

Anjoli Vazquez,  Hialeah, Home school organizer      “‘Aliens’,” Anjoli Vazquez said. “The scariest scene in the movie was when the guy’s chest bursts out.  I asked my mother, ‘What was that?’ She said it was fake, so I didn’t worry about it.” Saleema Chan-Joseph,  North Miami Beach, Teacher     ...

     Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus.  What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.  Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

    Alumni from Hialeah Senior High School are raising money to help former classmates with medical expenses.      Led by Gary Snow of Snow’s Jewelers, the group calls themselves Gary and the Calendar Girls of the ‘60s.      In 2011, they began to fundraise by selling calendars with themes, Snow said. The friends dressed in costumes and posed for the photos.      This...