Local business A&P Air Conditioning (A&P) announced on April 18 that the company’s officers have established a $25,000 endowment in perpetuity for Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Engineering and Computing for first-generation students majoring in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering.All scholarships awarded will be matched by the State of Florida’s First-Generation Matching Grant Program.Both A&P’s president,...

The Main Street Players located at 6766 Main Street will hold auditions for the summer production of Men On Boats by Jaclyn Backhaus from May 13-14. Ten explorers, four boats and one Grand Canyon. Men On Boats is the true(ish) history of an 1869 expedition when a one-armed captain and a crew of insane yet loyal volunteers set out to chart the course of the Colorado River. The character breakdown includes:Powell- one armed leader of the...

Salata Salad Kitchen, located at 7491 Miami Lakes Drive in the Cypress Village Shopping Center, celebrated its grand opening on April 25. Joined by hundreds of guests including Mayor Manny Cid and Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez. This is the first Salata restaurant in Miami and just the second in Florida.Salata first began in Texas. Founders Berge Simonian and Tony Kyoumjian saw that people were very interested in salads and that is when Salata...

Miami Lakes Sports Shop, 6811 Main Street, is celebrating its 46th anniversary, and though it recently moved just 70 feet away from the original location, the services will never change.The store’s owners, Jim and Roslyn Hamilton, are running the location with their daughter-in-law, Barbara Hamilton, the shop’s manager and team sports specialist.“We are a family business that specializes in customer services, competitive prices, convenient...

Vendor and sponsorship registration is now open for the Town of Miami Lakes 3rd Annual Ice Cream Social celebrating National Ice Cream Day.The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Ice cream vendors are requested to provide ice cream and frozen treats for 100 people. This signature summer event, hosted by the Youth Activities Task Force, will also include fun...