If you are taking a staycation this summer, Miami Lakes is a fun place to enjoy time off from work. The town offers lots of free or cheap activities. Here are just a few: Compete on municipal tennis and pickleball courts at Optimist Park ... Search for cow statues around town, an art project that pays tribute to Miami Lakes’ history as a dairy farm (hint: look for nine brightly painted bovines) ... Drop a line in the town’s free...

In July, 1910 Restaurant & Bar became the exclusive provider of meals for patrons at The Garrison Taproom & Billiards.        The restaurant and taproom share a corner on Main Street, at 6743 and 6709, respectively.     The most popular items ordered by Garrison’s customers are 1910 Restaurant’s cheese balls ($10), pub wings ($10 for a half order, $18 full order); chicken Caesar salad...

Resilience Orthopedics celebrated the opening of the practice in Miami Lakes in June with a ribbon-cutting party at their suite at 16430 NW 59th Ave.       Shown from left: Councilman Steven Herzberg; Matthew Casamayor, chair, Economic Development Committee; Ray Palacios, president, Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce; owner Guiselle Ponce and daughter Mackenzie Benitez;  Councilman Ray Garcia; Ponce’s husband...

Taryn Lovely Chef and Assistant Manager BJ Hibachi Cuisine Food Truck Miami Gardens “My first time seeing [my son] play in the band at the football game,” Taryn Lovely said.  “Just to see him, how he handled those drums.” Bryan Morera Attorney Vice Mayor Town of Miami Lakes Miami Lakes “Being part of the high school baseball team and getting the opportunity to see my friends...

Madeleine and Juan Carlos Gonzalez never expected to have pets because they were raising two children and like to travel.      But when a stray mama cat decided their backyard was a good place to bear her kittens, Tigger Garfield joined the family in 2007, followed by Celia a year later. The litters stopped after the couple took the mama cat to be spayed.      “We never knew we were cat people until...