How fitting that our Pets of Miami Lakes subject is wearing a pirate costume for this issue of The Miami Laker, published during the Halloween season.      Say Aaargh! to Sergeant Striper! He’s a 7-year-old tabby cat with enormous green eyes.       Joe Naranjo was a Miami-Dade Police Officer and heard a kitten’s terrified screams coming from behind the Hammocks District...

    Marie Korenstein and Gloria Garcia traveled to the nation’s capital to join 750 volunteers Sept. 14 - 17 at the annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network conference.      They lobbied Congress for legislation that is favorable for cancer patients, caregivers and survivors; funding for research; the Medicare Early Detection Act which Garcia says is the most supported bill in Congress, and...

Ibis Valdés, Director of Engagement at the office of Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava, presented a proclamation to Rosa Nell Hammer, seated at center in a black dress, to celebrate her 106th birthday. Alex Ruiz (at center behind her) is district sales manager of The Keyes Company in Miami Lakes and organized the party for his former Realtor at Veterans Park on Oct. 5. She retired from selling real estate when she was...

    Ret. U.S. Marine Col. William “Bill” Perez will lead the 2025 Miami Lakes Veterans Day Parade as Grand Marshal on Nov. 2.      Perez, 60, of Miami Lakes, chairs the town’s volunteer Veterans Committee; committee members chose him for the honor.      Perez was born in Cuba and moved to Miami Lakes in 1974, where he attended Miami Lakes Elementary School and Miami Lakes Middle...

Katrina Friedberg   Owner, iGlō Aesthetics and Wellness, Miami Lakes   “Yes, my goodness, I’m looking forward to being able to pick up my kids at Our Lady of the Lakes here without puddles,” Katrina Friedberg said.  “Also the shift in the weather is driving my sinuses crazy.”  Melissa Hernandez   Office Manager, iGlō Aesthetics and...