Voting is now open for the annual Best of Miami Lakes Awards.      In its 10th year, the awards allow residents to nominate outstanding local businesses. They are hosted by the Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee.      Nominations opened in late July and will close on Aug. 31. Finalists will be announced at the 2026 Small Business Bootcamp on September 25. The final round of voting...

Meet stylish Bianco, an 11-year-old Maltese owned by Eddy Paez.      Paez, who got Bianco from a neighbor, has owned him since he was a 10-week-old puppy.      “He was a little puffball,” Paez said. Bianco, which means white in Italian, is friendly; when he and Paez take their walks on the west side of Miami Lakes, he stops to greet everyone.      “He is...

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Bon Vivant Charcuterie and Gourmet Market is bringing a bit of Euro summer to Miami Lakes.      To celebrate the shop’ one-year anniversary in June, owners Lilly Tudela and Jennifer Lajud  have debuted new menu items.      There are four new wine-based cocktails and one mocktail; three new happy-hour appetizers to try and three new sandwiches to sample.      The Venetian Orange...

  Mario Ruiz cut hair in the Miami Lakes Barber Shop until about 2021 and was known for his positive attitude, the smile perpetually on his face and just a genuine love for barbering. He passed that love down to his son, who now runs the shop.      “I was very proud of my dad,” Richard Ruiz said.  “It was my honor to work with him, both him and my uncle at one point.”     ...