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...

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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...

It was Halloween Eve when members of the Elderly Affairs Committee donned costumes to give away more than 100 meals from Casavana Cuban Cuisine at the Windmill Gate Shopping Center to seniors in town. After the coronavirus shut down the committee’s weekly “bingo and lunch bunch” meetings, Committee Chair Dottie Wix organized weekly food distributions for those who can drive and pick up. Freebee delivered meals to those who are housebound....

Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors. Whether it’s a mask with Frankenstein, ghosts or the Miami Dolphins on the front, they help keep us safe. What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to

LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.  Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.