The Orange Bowl Committee elected Dr. Yvonne Turner Johnson as the new second vice chair, placing her in line to lead the 85-year-old non-profit in coming years. Turner Johnson is chief medical officer of South Miami Hospital, a part of Baptist Health. Turner Johnson, shown in the photo above, said in a press statement released March 30 that she was “honored” to have been elected. “As a member, I have a deep respect for the...

Theodora Donner, 56, Paralegal “I am a resident of Miami Lakes for almost 31 years, and reading The Miami Laker has been a part of my weekend routine,” Donner said. “I take pride in our town, and the only way for me to stay well informed on what is going on in our community is by reading the paper.” she said. Donner turns first to real estate listings, then to stories about people in town and new businesses. What is your...

South Florida healthy dining chain Bolay served 3,000 free meals to nurses, doctors, police officers and firefighters who are caring for people sick with COVID-19. The company opened a restaurant in Miami Lakes in September at 15141 NW 67th Ave.. On April 1, first responders ordered their meals online and picked them up from the chain’s curbside tents, including in Miami Lakes. Food was also delivered to hospitals, according to the company,...

With many elders needing help getting food during the pandemic, Miami Lakers have come together for them. Always at Your Side Adult Day Care has partnered with the town’s Elderly Affairs Committee, Vicky Bakery and Hialeah human services organization S.T.E.P.S. in the Right Direction to provide food to those who are most frail and are without loved ones to care for them. Miami-Dade County ordered adult day cares closed by April 3,...

HistoryLake Katharine and Lake Katharine Villas comprise a lakefront community on the east side of Miami Lakes. The villas have 84 townhomes built in the early 1970s and the community has 133 single-family houses that went up a decade earlier.The town’s second oldest community hugs a 29-acre lake that is shaped like a jigsaw puzzle piece. It was built by the Sengra Corporation (later The Graham Companies).It is bordered by Miami Lakes Drive,...