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...

Mayor Manny Cid joined the owners of the new 1000 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza location on December 5 to officially cut the ribbon opening the new store at 7425 Miami Lakes Drive in the newly renovated Cypress Village Shopping Center. Cid is pictured with Karina and Edward Ramirez (center) along with a friend and manager Mauricio Banderas. At over 1000 degrees, the store’s custom revolving Neapolitan brick oven rotates the pizzas across the...

Many years ago, Sonia Ferrera, the owner and founder of Southeast Computer Solutions, started decorating her office for Halloween since it coincided with her birthday. The occasion called for decorations, a ghoulish lunch and costume party with the office turned into a haunted house. Seeing the impact the decor had on her employees, Ferrera decided to decorate the offices for Thanksgiving with a pumpkin patch complete with crows, scarecrows...

Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers welcomed Q-Q Research Consultants, located at 8060 N.W. 155 Street, Suite 202, on Friday, November 17. Q-Q Research Consultants is a woman-owned small business staffed with professionals with over 15 years of experience in management and planning, program evaluation, program monitoring, publication development, data collection, data analysis and reporting. The firm offers professional management services to...

In November, R&L Schuck, CPAs celebrated its third anniversary of opening its Miami Lakes office and its expansion of services to a wider range of clients. “Our mission is to provide professional accounting and finance services with excellence and care, understanding the clients concerns and establishing bonds of trust and respect that will endure. Three years is a small milestone and we look forward to many more,” said Rafael...