The co-founders of CAO Bakery & Café have opened their 22nd location near the Hialeah-Miami Lakes southwest border.      “The community showed up,” said Marketing Director Yvette Cao of the April 18 debut at 7755 W. 4th Ave. in Hialeah, in the Amelia development.      She and her husband, Antonio Cao, are Miami Lakers. He and co-founder Carlos de Varona launched the...

  The National Credit Union Administration approved JetStream Federal Credit Union’s application to expand its community charter to include Broward County, the financial cooperative said in a media statement on April 27.      “This is a transformative moment for JetStream,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Jeanne Kucey.       “Expanding into Broward County allows...

JetStream Federal Credit Union announced in March that it added to its leadership team. Yudel Arbella, at left, was promoted to vice president of Information Technology and Samantha Sanchez-Cruz, shown at right, is the cooperative’s new director of Marketing. Arbella’s expertise includes cybersecurity and safeguarding digital assets, the credit union said. He succeeded Oscar Gomez, who retired after a 30-year career....

     Ciancy Bernal is continuing her quest to make sure that Miami Lakes residents have free books to read.       Ciancy, 16, a rising junior at Archbishop McCarthy High School, helped erect another Little Free Library, which was donated by The Graham Companies.       The boxes cost $800.          The bright blue metal weatherproof box is attached to the...

     The Miami Lakes AutoMall became a Grand Sponsor of the Main Street Players’ 2026 season. In the first photo is auto dealer partner Fred Senra, shown in May with theater Board of Directors President Patty Fernandez when he donated $2,500 to the performing arts group.      The auto dealer also became a Gold Sponsor of the Angels Reach Academy in Hialeah, with a $500 donation presented to Founder and...