The holiday decorations in some Main Street storefronts are blue, but merchants were not during the town’s Think BIG, SHOP Small event on Nov. 28.Shoppers ogled baubles in the cases at Miami Lakes Jewelers, where a security guard helped enforce social distancing and made sure customers wore masks before they entered the store.Mercedes Mathias, a store manager, said, “We’ve been extremely busy. Pandora, Tous and Tacori, that’s what people are...

Rhoda has a problem: though she’s a newly hatched alligator in the Florida Everglades, another baby gator named Horace doesn’t like her orange and blue skin, and he bullies her. How Rhoda overcomes being an outcast and learns to celebrate what makes her special is the plot of the new children’s book published Nov. 24 by former Fla. Gov. Bob Graham. “I wrote this story for my grandchildren and girls and boys of their...

Strollers along Main Street in Miami Lakes came upon an unusual sight: A television movie crew filming a show outside Shula’s Hotel.“La Suerte de Loli” (Loli’s Fate) filmed scenes in town on Nov. 18.The Telemundo network bills the program as a romantic comedy.“La Suerte de Loli” does not have a release date, other than it’s to premiere in early 2021, a network publicist said.The actors working that day were Fernando Carrera, shown in the...

The Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee is hosting a free Scavenger Hunt in town through Dec. 7. The Scavenger Hunt will help promote local shops during the holiday season as well as present 70 family-friendly “missions” that teams must fulfill to earn points. To play, download the GooseChase Adventures app for either iPhones or Androids. Businesses will offer clues about their enterprises and activities nearby that...

Chanukah (which begins Dec. 10 and lasts until Dec. 18) is also called the “Festival of Lights.” Light teaches us some very important lessons. The nature of light is such that one candle can light up many candles, and no matter how many candles the one candle lights, its own brightness is never diminished. We can brighten up the lives of those around us, and it will never diminish our own brightness. On the contrary, it...