Eddy Sedeño and his wife Melissa have taken ownership of Taylor Orthodontics, a long-established orthodontic practice in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center in Miami Lakes, 16375 N.W. 67 Avenue, which is now known as Specialty Smiles. Sedeño is a homegrown Miami Lakes native who attended Our Lady of the Lakes, Monsignor Pace High School and is a “triple gator,” as is his wife, both having earned their...

Many misconceptions revolve around pediatric food allergies which is why Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo has made it her life’s work to educate others in her field of allergy and immunology. As part of her work, Hernandez-Trujillo has recently opened the Allergy and Immunology Care Center of South Florida in Miami Lakes. Her practice, located at 16371 N.W. 67 Avenue, will serve pediatric patients with immune systems more susceptible...

Miami Lakes’ own Giardino’s Gourmet Salads at 8008 N.W. 154th Street in the Park Centre Shops celebrated its third anniversary by gifting every 30th customer on June 30 with a $30 gift card. Giving back to the community is a theme that owners Lily Tudela, Jaime Mitrani and Robert Furth try to inject into their successful business venture, and they’re often spotted catering for local businesses or Town Council, or...

Save the date for the Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee’s (EDC) Business Networking Mixer from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 20, at Anacapri Italian Restaurant & Market, 6125 Miami Lakes Drive East.The EDC focuses on not only promoting economic development in Miami Lakes by attracting new businesses, but also ensuring that current businesses and professionals remain pleased and ensure their desire to remain in the...

Town of Miami Lakes officials welcomed new afterschool math learning center, Mathnasium, located in the Royal Oaks Shopping Center, on June 20.With their second center in Miami-Dade County, owners Anand and Priya Pitre believe that every child can become great at math.Mathnasium Learning Centers are the nation’s leading math-only learning franchise, offering fun and effective personalized after-school math programs for children in...