One of the best bits of the new film version of the Odyssey has got to be when they all commute on the Palmetto ... er, sorry no, sail to the underworld.      For readers who aren’t Matt Damon fans and whose high school literature is a bit rusty, a refresher. The sorceress Circe tells Odysseus he must travel to the underworld to consult Tiresias, the blind prophet who’s going to give him not necessarily great...

A former Miami Lakes Optimist softball player is celebrating a win as part of the Special Olympics Florida softball team.      Emily Torres, 27, played on the silver medal-winning unified slow pitch softball team at the USA Games in Minnesota. Special Olympics unified sports feature people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.      Torres, who does not have an intellectual disability,...

Voting is now open for the annual Best of Miami Lakes Awards.      In its 10th year, the awards allow residents to nominate outstanding local businesses. They are hosted by the Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee.      Nominations opened in late July and will close on Aug. 31. Finalists will be announced at the 2026 Small Business Bootcamp on September 25. The final round of voting...

Meet stylish Bianco, an 11-year-old Maltese owned by Eddy Paez.      Paez, who got Bianco from a neighbor, has owned him since he was a 10-week-old puppy.      “He was a little puffball,” Paez said. Bianco, which means white in Italian, is friendly; when he and Paez take their walks on the west side of Miami Lakes, he stops to greet everyone.      “He is...

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