A street near Barbara Goleman Senior High School will be named for a fallen soldier who attended the school in Miami Lakes.     Northwest 143rd St. will be co-named for U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga of Hialeah and Clarksville, Tenn.       Arrechaga was a 28-year-old decorated soldier who was killed in action in Kunar Province, Afghanistan in 2011.      ...

       Chiki, a 7-year-old Bichon Frise shown above at left, and Misolucky, 10, the kitty at right, share their home in the Royal Oaks community in Miami Lakes with Mayda Blanco and her  husband Michael Blanco.              “Chiki is very playful and happy,” Mayda Blanco said. “She likes strolls in Veterans Park and barking at the cows along Commerce...

The Standing Core Rotation with exercise bands     A cable machine or exercise tubing with handles can be used for this movement. If you don’t have that equipment you can improvise with a medicine ball that is 8 percent of your body weight. 1.  Stand in the middle of the cable machine while holding a cable handle. The cord should be taut, the cable machine arms should be set parallel to the floor. 2. ...

      Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus and its variants.

      What kind of mask do you wear? To show off your style, send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

     Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

     “Besame Mucho” is the title of a beloved song, a plea by the singer to ‘kiss me a lot.’  That’s what we’re calling this cocktail. If you serve it to your favorite person, maybe you’ll be rewarded with a kiss. Amanda Ali, a bartender at ML Steaks + Sports, created it for Valentine’s Day. In a tall shaker combine: 2 oz. of your favorite vodka 1 oz. Lychee...