Listed below are places to turn to during the coronavirus outbreak:For Small Business Owners --Miami-Dade County Small Business Assistance Forgiveable Loan Program, up to $25,000, 0% interest, no origination fees. Contact Partners for Self-Employment, http://partnersforselfemployment.org or Tools for Change, http://tfcmiami.org.--Miami-Dade County “Back to Business” Box of personal protective equipment. Go to...

The Town of Miami Lakes is recognizing high school graduates with banners that are hanging along Miami Lakes Drive. Families paid $105 for the signs that will be displayed for three months. The Class of 2020 -- whose graduation ceremonies were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic -- are in good company. Veterans and active members of the military are also honored with banners that fly along the drive. Photo: Linda Trischitta, The...

Cypress Village Shopping CenterBeverly Hills Café, 7312 Miami Lakes Drive305-558-8201.Thebeverlyhillscafe.com. Take-out, delivery, UberEats, dine-in.Dr. Limon, 7341 Miami Lakes Drive305-228-9199.Doctorlimon.com. Take-out, delivery, dine-in.Gauchos Gourmet Market, 7357 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-384-1334. Gauchosmarket.com. Take-out, UberEats, dine-in.Holiday Bakery, 7313 Miami Lakes Drive, 305-558-2180. Take-out, outdoor dining.McDonald’s, 7435...

The handsome boy on the left is Lafayette, a Labrador mixed breed, walking through the Loch Ness community with Nala, a French Bulldog. Their owner Kathy Rodriguez shared the photo. Miami Lakers are passionate about their pets. There is even a Facebook page called Miami Lakes Pet Owners. If you want to introduce your furry or feathered friends to the readers of The Miami Laker, please send a photo to
LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

Reta Lee, who spent decades teaching town kids how to swim in her backyard pool, died May 26. She was 89. On June 16, the town council voted to rename Miami Lakeway South near her family’s home in the Lake Katherine neighborhood “Reta Lee Way.” Councilman Joshua Dieguez, a former pupil of Lee’s, sponsored the resolution. He shared a photo of them that was taken during a lesson when he was a little boy. “She touched...