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

Participants in two COVID-19 treatment and prevention studies by Johns Hopkins University, in collaboration with the University of Miami Health System, may be eligible for up to $200 in compensation.    People recently exposed to the coronavirus or those diagnosed with it may be eligible.     Clinical trials will assess whether convalescent blood plasma is effective as an outpatient treatment.     Organizers hope to enroll essential workers,...

The 41st Annual Veterans Day Parade in Miami Lakes will follow a new, 8.5 mile route through this year.  Because of the threat from Tropical Storm Depression Eta, the town has moved the event back a week, from its original date of Sunday, Nov. 8 to the new date, Sunday, Nov. 15. The parade has undergone changes, too, because of the coronavirus pandemic. A longer route will enable spectators to practice social...

It was Halloween Eve when members of the Elderly Affairs Committee donned costumes to give away more than 100 meals from Casavana Cuban Cuisine at the Windmill Gate Shopping Center to seniors in town. After the coronavirus shut down the committee’s weekly “bingo and lunch bunch” meetings, Committee Chair Dottie Wix organized weekly food distributions for those who can drive and pick up. Freebee delivered meals to those who are housebound....

Call it pandemic fashion, the face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors. Whether it’s a mask with Frankenstein, ghosts or the Miami Dolphins on the front, they help keep us safe. What kind of mask do you wear? Send a selfie to

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