Listed below are places to turn to 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.aspFor 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 Tools for...

The little man above is Buddy, an 11-year-old Yorkshire Terrier. He belongs to Ileana and Tom McNulty, who shared his picture. “Buddy is a bundle of joy and loves his daily walks around Miami Lakes,” Ileana McNulty said. “He is six pounds and is a great guard dog.” If you would like to introduce your pet -- whether furry or feathered -- to the readers of The Miami Laker, please send a photo to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings that we’re wearing to ward off the coronavirus and, in case we’re unknowing carriers of the disease, to protect our friends and neighbors. Wearing a mask in public spaces is mandatory in Miami-Dade County. What kind of mask do you wear? Share your photos by emailing images to LindaT@MiamiLaker.

“In today’s world and considering the major media in which comes to my attention, it is driven by negativity,” said Miami Lakes resident David Oliver, shown above. “This is not the case with our local Miami Laker. I look forward to receiving my copy -- I know it will contain POSITIVE content about the people and organizations in which I most frequently come into contact. “The Laker does an outstanding job publishing news...

History The Cypress Villas neighborhood is a small community with just 54 single-family homes. It was built by The Graham Companies in 1971. The neighborhood is a hidden gem for first-time home buyers. It is on the east side of town, south of Miami Lakes Drive at Big Cypress Drive. When the community was first developed, the villas were leased by the Graham Companies to snowbirds who came south to play golf. Eventually the properties...