Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers welcomed a new business to the Miami Lakes community on February 19 with an official Open House and ribbon cutting. Specialty Smiles is located at 16375 N.W. 67 Avenue in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center. Specialty Smiles is an orthodontic practice offering metal and clear braces, Invisalign, and other clear aligner services. Dr. Eddy J. Sedeño and Dr. Melissa Alfonso Sedeño are both...

  Registration is now open for the 2018 session of the Main Street Players’ Children’s Theatre Workshop at the Main Street Playhouse located at 6766 Main Street. This year, one session will be held for children from 7 to 13 years of age from Monday, June 11 through Friday, June 29.  The three-week workshop will be taught by Jeannette Martos-Galup. Students will develop their performance skills, learn the value of...

  Town of Miami Lakes’ first annual Food and Wine Festival has enjoyed overwhelming acceptance by residents and sponsors for the event scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park and Marina. The festival will showcase something for every gourmand. Attendees can sip and savor for a great cause as all proceeds from ticket sales, sponsorships and donations will go to the Miami Lakes Town Foundation,...

  Atemi-Ryu JuJitsu has been serving the Miami Lakes community since the early 1980s. Owner and Grand Master Philip “Doc” Chenique was a Miami Lakes resident for 12 to 15 years. Chenique first discovered his love of martial arts before he was even a teenager. At just 7-years-old, he was already training judo at a local YMCA in New York. He began practicing jujitsu six years later. His first job at 18 was folding cardboard...

  Founded by Bernie Pomeranc nearly 50 years ago, Bene Casa’s vision is to provide products that enrich people’s lives and meet the cultural needs of the Hispanic community. The company, now based in Miami Lakes, is a multi-national enterprise dealing in the design, development and distribution of consumer household goods, including kitchen electrics and culinary tools and gadgets. Bene Casa products are designed with the...