The 2020 Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday is scheduled for items purchased between Friday, May 29 and Thursday, June 4.Below are items that qualify for the sales tax exemption:Reusable ice packs (that sell for $10 or less);Portable light sources powered by batteries, solar, hand-crank, or gas ($20 or less);Candles, flashlights or lanterns ($25 or less):Any gas or diesel fuel container, including for LP gas or kerosene ($30 or...

Restaurants in Miami Lakes that are struggling with restrictions on the number of patrons to just 50 percent capacity will soon have a new way to serve diners.The town council decided Tuesday to allow restaurants to serve additional diners by providing seats at tables that can be set up on sidewalks and in parking lots.The new resolution was adopted to happen while the town’s state of emergency order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...

The clippers were buzzing Monday at the Fade Shop barbers in Miami Lakes.Owner Lucas Bedoya said 20 customers were groomed that morning at the business that is at 15363 N.W. 79th Court in the Park Centre Shops.It was the first day that some non-essential businesses which had been closed for two months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus were allowed to resume business.To maintain six feet between customers and staff, Bedoya can only have...

Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history whose 1972 perfect season brought the Miami Dolphins one of their two Super Bowl championships, died May 4 at his home in Indian Creek. He was 90. Shula was a Miami Lakes resident during many of the 26 years – from 1970 to 1996 -- when he coached the Dolphins. A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Shula was in the inaugural class of inductees into the Miami Lakes Sports Hall of...

The stalemate between protecting public health during the coronavirus outbreak and allowing commerce to resume is entering its third month in South Florida. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez has set May 18 as a possible target date to reopen some businesses if COVID-19-related hospitalizations decline. He did not say what type of businesses would be allowed to unlock their doors to serve the public; beaches would remain closed....