Miami Lakes resident, former firefighter, and published author, Louis K. Lowy is the recipient of a State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship. He is an alumnus of FIU’s creative writing program and his work has appeared in, among others, New Plains Review, The MacGuffin Magazine, The Chaffey Review, and the anthology, Everything Is Broken. His first published novel, Die Laughing, is a humorously dark sci-fi adventure set in...

  The Miami Lakes Bar Association held an installation celebration for the new 2016 Board of Directors on Friday, January 22, at Shula’s Steakhouse. The installation of the new board included Haydee Sera, president; Lorenzo Cobiella, president-elect; Magaly Carballo-Puentes, Immediate Past president; Vanessa Abreu, vice president; Irama Valdes, treasurer; and Damaris Pereira, secretary. Directors include Dania Battle, Carlos...

 

George Betances, owner of Barber’s Ink barber shop in the Lake Katharine Shopping Center, and his staff recently donated free haircuts for 30 children from His House Children’s Home. The Barber’s Ink team was so pleased with the results, they plan on establishing a regular schedule of free grooming for His House residents.

  Painting With A Twist of Miami Lakes, 15100 N.W. 67 Avenue, first opened its doors in January 2015 and has since welcomed many eager locals and visitors to sip wine and paint with friends. To commemorate the location’s first birthday, an event with free appetizers will take place on Saturday, January 23, from 7 to 9 p.m. Seats are limited and can be reserved online for $35 at...

  Psychologist and journalist Dr. Susana Blanco, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership meeting, scheduled on Wednesday, January 13, at Shula’s Grand Ballroom inside Don Shula’s Hotel. Blanco earned her Master’s Degree in marriage and family therapy from the University of Miami and her doctoral degree from the University at Albany, State University of New York. She completed her...