When Bruce Hannan was making plans for a major change in his life, he chose Miami Lakes as the place to create those new memories. For the past year or so, Hannan, 52, director of security at The Bear’s Club in Jupiter, has enjoyed jaunts south to play golf in town with Rhonda Strenges, 56, his girlfriend of six years. “We have a lot in common, and golf is one of them,” Hannan said. After Hannan decided to propose...

Vaccinations Miami Lakes -- Royal Oaks Park, 16500 NW 87th Ave., walk-up site on April 15, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; April 16, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.; April 18, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Florida Division of Emergency Management will offer Johnson & Johnson vaccines, up to 400 shots per day. For questions call 305-364-6100. Check with these government, retail and hospital sites about the availability of vaccines and...

Meet Pete! He is a 4.5-year-old Terrier mix who was a puppy when he was found roaming the Redland area in southwest Miami-Dade County. The Garcia family in Miami Lakes gave him a home. “He was the perfect fit,” said Michelle Rojas Garcia. “He’s been with us ever since.”
Pete shares the family’s household in the Loch Lomond East community with Rojas Garcia’s husband, Alexander Garcia, and...

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

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Elsa Reus photographed Annette Price. Other photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

Edwin Gonzalez, 56, of Hialeah, is one of the drivers of the Freebee electric vehicles in the Town of Miami Lakes. Residents request the free drop-off and pick-up service via phone at 855-918-FREE (3733) or with an app. The town provides the service to aid those who cannot drive and to reduce the number of vehicles on municipal roads. Gonzalez is married to Angie Irizarry, 56, a homemaker. They have two children, Omar Gonzalez,...