Say hello to Mixie Ghost! The black, white and gray striped tabby kitten with four white boots is the newest pet to join the Quintana-Gonzalez family in Miami Lakes. It’s hard to get a good photo of the 7-month-old girl because “she is always moving!” Cathy Quintana-Gonzalez said. Other household members are Cathy’s husband Omar Gonzalez, their son Gabriel and daughter KiKi. There is also another cat named Snickers and...

  Miami-Dade Police officers from the Miami Lakes District held a Coffee with a Cop event at the McDonald’s restaurant in the Cypress Village Shopping Center.  The gatherings allow residents to meet with local police officers while sharing coffee and snacks. Many of the people who attended the Feb. 28 event were children who spoke with patrolmen and detectives. Officers also greeted the public by working at the...

The family-friendly Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure show and fundraiser returns for an 8th year on April 7.      That’s when over 250 cars and trucks – from antique to muscle and everything in between -- will take over the streets of downtown in a free exhibition on that Sunday afternoon.     Organizers said the event draws as many as 5,000 spectators.      After picking out your...

Anushay Malik  Events specialist, Miami Dade College Hialeah Campus,  Miami Gardens “Yes, I do [feel safe],” Anushay Malik said.  “Honking a couple of times, but nothing else. I feel safe.”  Johana Hernandez Client Advisor Seacoast Bank, Hialeah       “I do not, not at all,” Johana Hernandez said.  “[I...

     Performers from the Miami Jackson Art Professionals directed by Eric Jenkins brought a Motown Revue to the Miami Lakes Middle School on Feb. 17 to celebrate Black History Month. At right is Levar Leath, who impersonated James Brown, Cultural Affairs Committee chair Felicia Salazar said. Other artists sang as The Temptations, Michael Jackson and Tina Turner.       Shown in the photo, from left are...