Meet Alex and Elly! They are 1-year-old Labrador Retrievers: Alex is a chocolate boy, Elly is a yellow girl. They live with the Borras-Garcia family – Yessica Garcia, Yassel Borras and their twin sons, Adam and Liam Borras-Garcia -- in the Eagle Nest neighborhood in Miami Lakes. “They are like a real couple, they kiss and they cuddle,” Garcia said. The family hopes the pair will eventually produce a litter of...

Layla Alo Caballero, a resident of Miami Lakes for more than 25 years, is a dedicated reader of her hometown paper. “The Miami Laker keeps me connected to the community and our amazing local businesses,” said Caballero, who works in media marketing. “The newspaper covers any town-related issues or improvements needed,” she said. Caballero also turns to the newspaper “to learn about what is going on at...

Barbara Goleman Senior High School’s flag football team is enjoying their season so far after defeating district rival Miami Beach 34-0 on March 2 to improve to 2-1 on the season. The Gators took a big bite out of Downtown Doral Charter Upper School, beating the Dolphins 67-7 to win their first game of the season. The Gators’ only loss was to Miami Senior High School, 19-12. The Goleman girls played their games away...

The Orange Bowl Committee announced 12 new active members for the 2021 – 2022 year, bringing membership in the volunteer non-profit organization to 380 executives and community leaders in South Florida. Welcomed during the March membership meeting were:
--Jose Felix Diaz, executive vice president, Ballard Partners/ partner, Panza Maurer Law Firm;
--Joe Fernandez, M.D., president and founder, Miami Sports Medicine / Joseph I....

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