After the coronavirus pandemic led to the shutdown of the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee’s weekly bingo luncheons, Committee Chair Dottie Wix organized distributions of meals provided by restaurants in town for those who can drive and pick up their meals. The Freebee delivers lunches to those who are housebound. Sponsored by the Town of Miami Lakes, the volunteers seek to relieve hunger and loneliness among Miami Lakes’...

Cypress Village Shopping Center Beverly Hills Café 7312 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-558-8201. Take-out, delivery, UberEats, outdoor dining. Dr. Limon 7341 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-228-9199. Take-out, delivery, outdoor dining. Gauchos Gourmet Market 7357 Miami Lakes Drive 305-384-1334. Take-out, UberEats, outdoor dining. Holiday Bakery 7313 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-558-2180. Take-out, outdoor dining. McDonald’s 7435...

A cocktail to celebrate Valentine’s Day   Created by Bruce Lawrence General Manager, Shula’s 2 Steak & Sports Miami Lakes        This February 14th, celebrate your sweetie with a delicious strawberry mojito. Whether you’re enjoying the holiday virtually or at home, this simple recipe is a treat.   •  In a shaker, muddle three lime wedges, several fresh...

Oliver, a 2-year-old Goldendoodle and Luna, 5, a Dachshund-Terrier mix, live in Miami Lakes with the Delgado family.      “I like to refer to them as Tom and Jerry,” Megan Delgado, 22 said about her pets. “They like to play-hate but at the end of the day, they cuddle.”     The dogs share a West Lake home with Megan and her brothers Ryan, 19, Justin, 17, and their parents,...

Meet Milo! He is a 7-year-old Jack Russell Terrier mix who was adopted as a puppy from a county animal shelter by Aimee Garces and three generations of the Garces and Aguirre family in Miami Lakes.       “He’s been very supportive during COVID,” Aimee Garces said. “He’s been very well behaved. It may benefit him to have so much time with us, but it really benefits us because of all the...