Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid posted his photo on Twitter on July 26. It was taken at a Walmart store, where Cid is with a pharmacist and said he was inoculated against the COVID-19 virus. Cid tweeted that he had been “extremely hesitant” to get the vaccine. But after attending funerals for friends and learning of young people who were hospitalized, he wrote that he was convinced “today was the day.” Photo courtesy of...

Sue Boyd Drake -- who raised her sons in the Lake Hilda neighborhood of Miami Lakes and still lives in the same home after more than five decades -- celebrated her 100th birthday on Aug. 5. Asked about her secret to longevity, Drake said, “I just took it as it came and did the best I could.” That ability to adapt to life’s challenges may have helped Drake live on her family’s Alabama farm during the Great...

After protests for freedom began in Cuba on July 11, South Florida residents and elected officials who are of Cuban descent have asked President Joseph Biden for help, held rallies and marches and created videos in support of the people of the island nation. For the Miami Lakes town council’s July 13 meeting, several officials brought out their guayabera shirts, a style said to have originated in Cuba that is worn in hot weather...

The Trelles Cottage, LLC, an online boutique that sells clothing and accessories, donated $850 from their April sales to KidSpace Therapy Center in Miami Lakes. The charitable gift was to recognize Autism Awareness Month. Kimberly Trelles and her husband Daniel Trelles own The Trelles Cottage and presented the check on May 28. KidSpace Therapy Center, at 15291 NW 60th Ave., provides services including physical, occupational and...

Families can spend much of Saturday, Aug. 14 at two free events on the west side of Miami Lakes while getting ready for fall and bidding farewell to summer. The town will host an open house at Mary Collins Community Center for parents and kids who want to register for youth classes -- dance, YMCA after school care, Camp Wannado, martial arts, Optimist Club sports, fishing, Snapology, Spectrum Dance Therapy and more -- from 8 a.m. - 11...