Local resident Doctor Kristina Martinez-Costa recently graduated with honors as a Doctor in Osteopathic Medicine from Nova Southeastern Medical School. She finishes her residency as an osteopathic obstetrician and gynecological surgeon in Chicago from the Midwestern University/OPTI, Presence-Resurrection St. Francis program this June.For the past year she has been chief resident of her program and most recently was awarded two prestigious...

Since 1995, The Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association has hosted an annual tribute to all hotel employees, the Inn Key Awards. There are over 950 hospitality, corporate and government leaders that join hoteliers and their management teams to celebrate their hourly hotel employees which are the “heart” of the tourism industry.This year there were over 357 nominees recognized in 13 categories broken down between hotels that are...

Miami Lakes councilmembers Carlos Alvarez and Jose Dieguez joined in the grand opening celebration of La Rosa Realty on April 17. The firm is located at 15500 New Barn Road, Suite 105.

Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during May and early June:For Children and Families:Movies and Stories for Kids – Watch favorite movies with family and friends. Movies being shown this month are “Moana,” (PG); “Kung Fu Panda” (PG); “Max” (PG),“Ralph Breaks the Internet” (PG) and “Treasure Planet! (PG). Events made possible by the Town of Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board at 3...

The Coding Doctors Kids Club will host a fundraising event on May 21 at Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza and Ben & Jerry’s located in the Royal Oaks Plaza. Enjoy some pizza and ice cream for a great cause. The club is looking to raise some money to buy a bundle of VEX robots. A percentage of sales will be donated to the club. The fundraising begins at 6:30 p.m. For more information visit www.codingdoctorskidsclub.com or call Lauren at (954) 825-3371.