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...

     Say hello to Thor!      He’s a 5-year-old Miniature Pinscher who lives in Miami Lakes with Jessica Hale Salazar, her husband Gio Salazar and their sons, Thomas, 3, and Nathan, 12 months.      “He’s full of energy,” Hale Salazar said. “When he’s not running around, he’s usually bouncing. He can jump about 3-to-4 feet!”     ...

     Gerardo’s Marketplace in Miami Lakes hosted the Town of Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee’s monthly traveling bingo and drive-thru luncheon on Sept. 22.  Committee Chair Dottie Wix said 160 lunches were served. The sponsor was Humana Health.  Shown in the photo are, from left, Lilliana Caraballo from Humana Health; Pedro Fiallo, American Legion Post 144 and committee member; Michael...

      Gloria M. Garcia, 47, is an attorney in Miami Lakes who practices workers compensation law.  She lives in town with her husband and three children.  Garcia is also a volunteer with the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network, where she says she advocates for laws that benefit cancer patients.  Q: Where are you from and what is your background? A: I was born in Cuba and moved to...