After Hurricane Dorian devastated several islands in the Bahamas over Labor Day weekend, BankUnited employees donated generously to a relief fund and their company contributed to the cause as well.Shown above are Tom te Riele, BankUnited executive vice president/managing director of diversified specialty banking; Deborah Koch, executive director, American Red Cross Greater Miami and The Keys Chapter and Chris Perry, BankUnited executive vice...

Kids of all ages were climbing the padded walls at the grand opening of the My Gym children’s fitness center.Little ones walked along balance beams, climbed through colorful, padded tunnels and took turns going down slides. A rock wall awaited climbers.Everybody was smiling, including staffers and moms and dads when the gym debuted on Oct. 25.When the storefront at 6763 Main St. became available, owner Amanda Saltiel-Ayra knew she’d found a...

The Main Street Players’ first production of their 2019-2020 season will be performed entirely in Spanish.Lorca, Flamenco y Contemporáneo by Silvia Esteban will premiere at the theater on Nov. 29.Esteban is also directing the play.It follows the life of Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, and highlights the most significant moments from his work.Actors with different nationalities and accents will perform the play that will...

Miami Lakes officials and members of the town’s Economic DevelopmentCommittee toured Amazon’s$92 million fulfillment center on Oct. 15.There are 1,500 employees working at the 855,000 square foot facility atMiami-Opa-locka Executive Airport.It opened in June, and Miami-Dade County had said the company was to pay $1.2 million in annual rent to the county Aviation Department.Robots work alongside about 1,500 people. Jobs will increase to 2,400...

Miami Lakes is a great place to live, work and shop.It’s also a town with dozens of options for coffee, scores of restaurants that cater to every taste and wallet size and where lots of spas and salons offer styling and pampering.There are also numerous doctors, dentists and medical clinics that will take care of any healthcare needs.The town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee is inviting residents and visitors tonominate...