Meet Casper! He is a 9-year-old “Chug,” a mix of the Chihuahua and Pug breeds. He lives in the Anchorage development with Jair Nuño and Tania Nuño and their children Oscar, 5 and Thais, 3. The Nuño family adopted Casper as a puppy from a breeder. He was recently diagnosed with diabetes and “tolerates his insulin injections well,” Jair Nuño said. “He loves to walk around the neighborhood,” Nuño...

On the morning of April 28th, employees from The Graham Companies painted the exterior of a home which the company is sponsoring through Habitat for Humanity. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing requirements, the company was only able to send seven volunteers, or half the usual number of people who contribute to the charitable cause. Standing at the property in the Brownsville neighborhood of Miami-Dade County are, left...

Russie Tighe, organizer of the Delta Psi Kappa high school scholarship program, awarded a plaque on May 15th to Christina “Kiki” Gonzalez, a senior at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes. Kiki, 17, of Miami Lakes, was recognized as an Outstanding Scholar Athlete. She played varsity flag football and varsity basketball for the Gators. Her classmates chose her as Most Athletic of the Class of 2021. In the fall,...

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral 16601 NW 77th Court, Miami Lakes Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Saturday Vespers: 6 p.m. The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal 15650 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes 305-558-3961 Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8201 NW 186 St.,...

When Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid presented the key to the town to the Bodin family, he noted how rarely that happens. “You have to be special people and be exceptional human beings,” Cid said in Town Hall on May 11th, which he proclaimed “Bodin Family Day.” The accolade was tinged with wistfulness though, as Stuart Bodin, 60, is leaving as pastor of Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, after leading the...