The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce gathered on Feb. 12 to listen to guest speaker Dr. Gilbert Concepcion.       Concepcion, a cardiologist with Larkin Health System, spoke about heart health, different cardiac symptoms that women may experience compared to men, and surgical procedures.      The audience was made up of about 60 business owners at the Miami Lakes Hotel on...

       Miami Lakes welcomed a new business, Hydra Prime Aesthetics and Wellness, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 28. The clinic offers a menu of beauty services at its new office, at 8140 NW 155th St., that include micro needling; medical weight loss; neurotoxins and dermal fillers; chemical peels; intramuscular injections of medications; IV drips; facials and hair restorations. From left: Councilman Steven...

     People may think accountants and their work are boring. But not if you ask Rafael Schuck.      “We go through so many individuals with so many stories,” said Schuck, 62, who is partner with his wife Leonor Schuck, 64, in their firm R&L Schuck – CPAs.        Their team of five help businesses and individuals with their accounting and tax...

  The MIAMI Association of Realtors installed Realtor Eddie Blanco of Miami Lakes as its chairman in 2025.      The election happened Feb. 7 at the organization’s awards celebration at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood.        “Real estate is about more than transactions,” Blanco said in a press release. “It’s about building communities,...

     The Orange Bowl Committee installed as president a former college and NFL linebacker who played in its annual college game.      Henri W. Crockett, who grew up in Pompano Beach, assumed leadership of the Miami Lakes-based organization on Feb. 7.      “It is an incredible honor to become the 87th president of the Orange Bowl Committee, an organization that has shaped my life both as...