Sweet aromas, calming music and a smile from Marlene Valladares all welcome clients who visit the new Essence of You MedSpa. The state-of-the-art medical spa located in the Lake Katharine Shopping Center, 6155 Miami Lakes Dr., is just minutes from South Florida’s major thoroughfares. The medspa, which is a cross between a spa boutique and an outpatient medical center, offers a relaxing atmosphere for clients to receive innovative...

Teresa Esteva, LDO, a Board Certified Licensed Optician for 35 years, recently retired after serving for 23 years with Miami Lakes Eye Care Center. She was the firm’s Optical Manager since 1993 and established long lasting relationships with many of her patients while providing genuine care for their needs.

Joyce Haddad, owner of the holistic wellness center, Keep it in the Heart, recently opened her doors at 8100 Oak Lane, Suite 405, in Miami Lakes Business Park West. The center is a hub for healing through various modalities using organic, food-grade herbal remedies for a variety of physical, spiritual, and emotional ailments. Haddad, who was born in Venezuela but raised in the U.S. by an Italian mother and Middle Eastern father, first...

The newly opened nail salon, The Nail Cottage, is located at 6864 N.W.169 Street near Miami Lakes. The inviting salon features a wall of nail polish from OPI, Essie, and many others and on the other wall a quote from Coco Chanel “A girl should be two things - classy and fabulous.”The girls and women who frequent The Nail Cottage are privy to such classiness with extremely clean areas and offers of water, coffee or wine along with...

Miami-Dade County Comissioner Barbara Jordan’s Small Business Lending Workshop drew 60 people – local business owners learning about participating in county contracts, and becoming county registered vendors.The workshop, which was co-sponsored by the Small Business Development Division , was held on November 3 at Florida Memorial University.“It’s vital to help small businesses, especially the ones getting back on their...