Meet Lucky, a mackerel tabby cat whose name reflects his life story.    When Lucky was a 3-month-old kitten, Jeanette Campos found him hiding in grass near a parking lot along Fairway Drive in Miami Lakes.     “A security guard told me he was all alone,”Campos said. “I took him in, and he’s been a part of our family ever since.”    Lucky lives with Jeanette Campos, her husband Mike Campos and their daughters Gina Corrales and Mia...

The library is offering virtual programming, with many courses sponsored by the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board, via Zoom in November and December.     Space is limited and you must sign up in advance.     Registrants will receive a Zoom link via email 24 hours before a class begins.STEM Saturday Structure of DNASaturday, Nov. 7, 11 a.m.Best for Ages 5 - 15Do you how DNA is structured? Create your own DNA structure at home during this...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid is recognizing residents who have lived in town for a quarter century or more. On Oct. 13, Cid, former Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez and Pedro Fiallo with American Legion Post 144 met in the Loch Lomond neighborhood with three generations of a family with longtime ties to Miami Lakes. In the photo above they are, left to right, Pedro Fiallo; Nelson Rodriguez; Matthew Casamayor, the son of Tico Casamayor and Mylene...

Listed below are places to turn to for help during the coronavirus outbreak:MasksMiami-Dade County Public Libraries are giving away free masks while supplies last. https://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2020-07-23-library-free-mask-distribution.asp For Small Business Owners--Miami-Dade County Small Business Assistance Forgivable Loan Program, up to $25,000, 0% interest, no origination fees. Contact Partners for Self-Employment, 786-605-8585 or...

The 41st Annual Veterans Day Parade in Miami Lakes will follow a new, 8.5 mile route through this year.  Because of the threat from Tropical Storm Depression Eta, the town has moved the event back a week, from its original date of Sunday, Nov. 8 to the new date, Sunday, Nov. 15. The parade has undergone changes, too, because of the coronavirus pandemic. A longer route will enable spectators to practice social...