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...

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...