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.       As the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads among us, the trend seen on the street is to use black KN95 masks.       What kind of mask do you wear? To show off your style, send a selfie to...

     The federal government will supply every household with four free at-home COVID-19 tests.      The tests will be completely free, and it will not be necessary to supply a credit card number or to pay for shipping.      The program was set to launch on Jan. 19.  For more information go to:  https://www.covidtests.gov/     The government also has a website that lists...

            A drive-thru free COVID-19 testing site in Miami Lakes continues to screen people wishing to know if they have the virus.      The project, at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive in the parking lot of the former Hotel Indigo, is a partnership between The Graham Companies and Longview Technology Services of Herndon, Va.      The free tests are the PCR nasal swab version....

     Miami Lakes resident Angel Armesto, 19, was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.       Armesto completed his Eagle Scout project in the spring of 2021.  A member of Boy Scout Troop 566 and Sea Scout Ship 144, Armesto worked at Flamingo  Gardens in Davie where he created a tortoise enclosure for the project.       Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...

     Parents who wish to register their children in voluntary pre-kindergarten at Bob Graham Education Center may pick up forms at the school starting on Feb. 1.       All paperwork must be returned to the school, at 15901 NW 79th Ave., by Feb. 25 in order to be entered into a lottery for admittance during the 2022-23 school year.       Parents or guardians who wish to enroll their...