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.

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     Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

     “Besame Mucho” is the title of a beloved song, a plea by the singer to ‘kiss me a lot.’  That’s what we’re calling this cocktail. If you serve it to your favorite person, maybe you’ll be rewarded with a kiss. Amanda Ali, a bartender at ML Steaks + Sports, created it for Valentine’s Day. In a tall shaker combine: 2 oz. of your favorite vodka 1 oz. Lychee...

     It’s a new place, “For Locals, By Locals.” And it’s a slogan the owners of The Garrison Taproom & Billiards pride themselves on.       Husband and wife team Alex and Sue Perez opened the bar -- which sells more than 100 brands of craft beer, wine, seltzer, and cider -- on Main Street in early January.       The couple are Miami Lakers who love beer...

    During his farewell sermon at The Church of Epiphany Episcopal in Miami Lakes, the Rev. John “Jack” Stanton stood before nearly empty pews.       As is the norm during the pandemic, the Jan. 2 service was conducted on Zoom.       Those compelled to attend in person stood outside of the church at 15650 Miami Lakeway North, listened to the service on cellphones while...

   The Miami Lakes Barber Shop in the Lake Patricia Shopping Center is the town’s oldest place for men and boys to get a haircut.       Its barbers have continuously shorn gent’s locks since the early 1960s.       Owner Richard Ruiz is carrying on the legacy begun by his late uncle Rolando Ruiz, the town’s first barber who died in July 2021.      ...