National Hispanic Heritage Month is from Sept. 15 - Oct. 15, when the contributions of Americans of Latin descent are celebrated, and that includes food. What is your favorite cuisine? Mario Mujica, Unincorporated Miami-Dade County, mortgage originator.  “Carne con papas,” Mario Mujica said.  “It’s an old-fashioned Cuban dish, like beef stew.  Before my mother died,...

     Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus.  What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.  Photos by Linda Trischitta.

   A free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site that opened Sept. 1 in Miami Lakes continues to take patients at the former Hotel Indigo.       The project, at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, is a partnership between The Graham Companies, which owns the property, and Longview Technology Services of Herndon, Va.      Open daily from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., patients can expect results via email 24 hours after their...

    Say hi to Sofi! She’s an 18-month-old toy Poodle who lives with Lucy Acosta on the west side of Miami Lakes.      Sofi loves her twice-daily long walks to Jakey Duque Park or to Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Acosta said.       Sofi was a Mother’s Day gift from Acosta’s son, Raymond Acosta, during quarantine in 2020.      “I was having some...

      Nancy Aguirre-Fernandez, sales manager for Fairway Independent Mortage Corporation’s office in Miami Lakes, is in good company: She was voted among the Top 1 percent of mortgage originators in the country for 2020 by Mortgage Executive Magazine.      The local office for the national firm that is based in Wisconsin is at 8100 Oak Lane, in the Andrew Jackson building on the Governors Square...