Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will present its 1st Annual Home Improvement Expo from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 20, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue, as part of Super Saturday at the Park. Attendees can turn their home from a fixer-upper to a dream home by taking the opportunity to check out numerous home improvement related businesses and organizations that will be exhibiting,...

Owners of South Florida’s Relocation Strategies branch, Carlos Erban and his partner, Eduardo Torres, transfer businesses both large and small – whether it’s a family-owned small business or a large industrial plant. Their goal is to make moving services much easier for their clients, which is why they have coined themselves as “wedding planners” for businesses looking to grow.  “We are at the center...

In 1941 in Puerto Rico, Ana Gonzalez de Mendez made her mark on bilingual education by founding the Puerto Rico Junior College, which was later changed to her namesake. With sister universities sprouting in Texas, Washington, D.C., and even various areas in Florida, Ana G. Mendez University finally made its way to Miami Lakes and its new campus in a building in Business Park West specifically designed for the school. AGMU has put priority on...

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...