The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Miami Lakes AutoMall to collect donations for the people of Venezuela.      Following two earthquakes that struck on June 24 the chamber, along with the AutoMall, are asking the business community and residents to donate items.      “[We’re collecting] pickaxes, shovels, buckets, water and diapers,” Armando Arratia said in...

A massive renovation has been unveiled at Vista Funeral Home.      The 45-year-old funeral home’s first major renovation creates different kinds of spaces, some private and some communal, as well as modernized technology and hospitality. The work was initiated by Everstory Partners, Vista’s owners.       One of the country’s largest funeral home, cemetery and crematory companies,...

The hospitality industry is no easy gig. You need to keep up with guests’ and clients’ many wants and needs.      One way to do that is by making sure the people doing the work also feel happy and well looked after.   Graham Hospitality - the Graham Companies entity that includes Miami Lakes Hotel, Miami Lakes Golf Club and Miami Lakes Athletic Club - won best employee relations at the 30th Annual Inn...

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce held its third annual charity golf tournament at the Miami Springs Golf & Country Club. Twenty-one teams participated in the tournament. Money raised will benefit the chamber’s scholarship fund for students who attend Miami Dade College and Ana G. Mendez University, as well as students from Barbara Goleman Senior High School. Participating team the ARC of South Florida donated an additional...

The Women's Breast & Heart Initiative will sponsor free mammograms at Macy's Westland Mall on Saturday, June 20. Part of the Miami Lakes-based organization's annual Summer Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative, it will provide the screenings by appointment from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Jackson Health System and Mount Sinai Medical Center will also offer on-site heath screenings, for both men and women. Women who complete their...