Meet Kuku! The tabby cat divides his time between Gainesville, where owner Kevin Antolin attends school, and Miami Lakes where they live with Antolin’s mother Erika Caballero. Adopted from a county shelter in 2019, Kuku, a 19-month-old boy, has helped Antolin, 24, with anxiety issues, Caballero said. “Pet therapy can be so helpful for people,” Caballero said. “Kuku made me a cat lover. After what I saw, what he...

Vaccinations Check with these government, retail and hospital sites about the availability of vaccines and instructions: CDC My Vaccine  Miami-Dade County’s number: 888-499-0840/TTY888-256-8918 Winn-Dixie Fresco y Mas Walmart Sams Club Publix Walgreens Jackson Health MHS Cleveland Clinic   Masks Miami-Dade County Public Libraries are giving away free masks while supplies...

Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus.

The wearers above have masks made from stylish and fierce prints.

What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

History Lake Adele is a community of 52 single-family homes in the middle of Miami Lakes. The Sengra Corporation (which later became The Graham Companies) developed the neighborhood between 1967 and 1968. The community is not gated and is bordered by Leaning Pine Drive, Bamboo Street, Cypress Court and Miami Lakeway South. The lake is named after Adele Graham, wife of the former Fla. Governor and U.S. Senator Bob...

An attorney, a judge, three educators, a dentist, an activist and a community volunteer comprise the 2021 class who are to receive Miami Lakes Women of Distinction awards on March 6. Coordinated by the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee, the awards celebrate some of the town’s most extraordinary women and their work in the fields of the arts, business, civic affairs, education, government, health...