Perla Tabares Hantman of Miami Lakes was re-elected for an unprecedented 14th time as chair of the Miami-Dade County School Board.       Tabares Hantman represents District 4. She was originally elected to the school board in 1996 and is the first Hispanic woman to serve as chair.      Her previous years of service leading the board are from 1999 - 2001, and then each...

       Voters chose some of their favorite, long-standing Miami Lakes businesses in the 2021 Best of Miami Lakes contest.        Several of the winners are making repeat appearances on the coveted list, which was announced by the Town of Miami Lakes on Nov. 27, also known as Small Business Saturday.      More than a decade ago, American Express began promoting the idea of...

        The Graham Companies and Main Street Merchants’ 36-year tradition of celebrating the holiday season by lighting up Main Street – where storefronts glowed, huge illuminated poinsettias hung from light posts and giant snowflakes dangled from the big oak tree, its branches wrapped in red lights -- drew repeat visitors and new fans, too.          Main Street was closed to...

Kenya Granizo, Davie, Office Worker      “Kids should get it because they are just as capable at getting sick as an adult and they need to be more protected because they are kids,” Kenya Granizo said.       “As adults, we have to be the ones that protect them, and they get vaccines for any other thing. Nothing is going to be different about this one,” she...

     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