Veterans in northwest Miami-Dade County and southwest Broward County can save trips to Hialeah or downtown Miami to get guidance about benefits. A satellite office was opened March 2 at Miami Lakes town hall.The office, at 6601 Main St., will be open the first and third Mondays of each month, from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pedro P. Fiallo, 75, a veteran and member of the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, said the new office will be more...

Local military heroes will once again be recognized by The Town of Miami Lakes and its Veterans Committee, which are planning a display of banners that will be hung along Miami Lakes Drive. Relatives or friends may nominate an active duty service member, reservist, veteran or retired member of any military branch to be included. Each banner will have the veteran’s name and photograph in the project that is sponsored by Miami Lakes...

The working title is “Brutal Bridesmaids” for a thriller that was being filmed March 10 in Graham Park for the Lifetime cable channel, according to the production. It stars Zoila Garcia (who appears in the Amazon Prime show“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Kevin Walton (an actor in“Sistas” on the BET cable channel). The scene shot in downtown Miami Lakes involved a marriage proposal on the picturesque...

Hialeah Gardens Middle School has recognized two educators for outstanding work. Jacqueline Garcia, a trust counselor shown in top photo at left, was chosen as teacher of the year. Ernesto Galguera, a math and computer teacher who also coaches boys volleyball, basketball and track teams, who appears in the second photo, was named rookie teacher of the year. The school is at 11690 NW 92nd Ave. in Hialeah. Since 2013, the...

This month, Pollo Tropical in Miami Lakes tested new breakfast items for drive-thru customers. The dishes were so popular, the Windmill Gate shopping center location of the chicken fast food chain will continue offering them. Drivers can order mini ham croquettes; mini beef empanadas; a crispy chicken and Belgian waffle sandwich with syrup and breakfast bowls and wraps made with scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheese, veggies and bacon,...