Miami Lakes’ Cultural Affairs Committee is seeking nominations for its Women of Distinction Awards Luncheon in honor of Women’s History Month which is scheduled at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The Nomination Applications may be found at www.miamilakes-fl.gov/cac, and must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 20, to Community and Leisure Services manager Kristina...

The guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s first event of the new year is Mayor Manny Cid. Cid, 33, will discuss the town’s plans for 2018 and past accomplishments during the group’s monthly membership meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, starting at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 12 noon. Cid, an associate at Horizon Properties of Miami, was voted the town’s mayor in 2016, and...

Relaxing instrumental music, the familiar smell of lavender essential oil, and the dim lights at Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa unwind the stress from tense shoulders the second one walks in.  The recently opened massage spa at 7423 Miami Lakes Drive in the newly renovated Cypress Village Shopping Center was opened by Julia and Omar Sanchez, and is led by the Regional Spa manager, daughter-in-law of the owners, Juliana...

In a recent Facebook posting and press release, Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid announced he has sold his ownership interest in Always At Your Side Adult Day Care and indicated he would be opening a new Cafe in the town. “The past three Christmas mornings, I would travel to Pembroke Pines to eat breakfast at Mayor’s Cafe, which is owner by Pembroke Pines Mayor Frank Ortis,” explained Cid. “I then ran into childhood...

Two students at Hialeah Gardens Middle School, Kiara Llaugert and Gabriela Faedo, are making the Christmas brighter for those who are in need. Kiara Llaugert is an 8th-grade student and president of the DFYIT Club (Peer Counselors). For the past 2 years she has rallied the school to participate in Operation Christmas Child, a project she took on as her own. She registered, bought 100 boxes and most of the supplies herself, and packed all 100...