MasksMiami-Dade County Public Libraries are giving away free masks while supplies last. https://www.miamidade.gov/releases/2020-07-23-library-free-mask-distribution.aspFinancial AssistanceThe Miami-Dade Pandemic Assistance Program was overwhelmed and is not currently taking applications, according to its website. Check back on their website.   For Hospitality Industry​/Small Business Owners--Miami-Dade County has a hospitality industry grant...

Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings that we’re wearing to ward off the coronavirus and, in case we’re unknowing carriers of the disease, to protect friends and relatives. Wearing a mask in public spaces is mandatory in Miami-Dade County. What kind of mask do you wear? Top three photos by Linda Trischitta; Bob Bravo sent in his own. Send your mask photos to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

Two-year-old Gianna Bacallao, was with her grandmother Maria Alicia Gocende in Miami Lakes on a recent morning when The Miami Laker arrived.      Gocende walked outside to pick up the newspaper and Gianna grabbed it, got settled and said she was going to read.      If you are as enthusiastic about The Miami Laker as Gianna is and want to tell us why, please email your photo and comments to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.  Photo courtesy of Maria...

Cypress Village Shopping CenterBeverly Hills Café7312 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-558-8201.Take-out, delivery, UberEats, outdoor dining.Dr. Limon7341 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-228-9199.Take-out, delivery, outdoor dining.Gauchos Gourmet Market 7357 Miami Lakes Drive305-384-1334. Take-out, UberEats, outdoor dining.Holiday Bakery7313 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-558-2180.Take-out, outdoor dining.McDonald’s7435 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-824-0800.McDonalds.com....

HistoryYou won’t find a certain mythical monster in the lake that is surrounded by homes in the Loch Ness community of Miami Lakes. But when the neighborhood was built in 1972, original homeowners spotted a creature in the water that turned out to be an alligator.The family that founded The Graham Companies is of Scottish heritage and many communities in town are named after places from that country, including this one.The Loch Ness community...