Ocaquatics Swim School is preparing to celebrate the opening of its third start-of-the-art aquatic teaching facility in Hialeah Gardens. The new facility, with its 36,000 gallon heated indoor pool, is solely devoted to swimming instruction and will allow year round swimming even in inclement weather. The new location is 10502 N.W. 134 Street, just off the Florida Turnpike Okeechobee Road exit near Westland Gardens Park. The grand...

  Carlo Krockel, owner of Adazzles Salon and Beauty Supply in Miami Lakes, is continuing a series of paying-it-forward altruism wherein he finds deserving members of the community by partnering with local church representatives to offer a complete makeover free of charge. Adazzles was featured early this year for the Pay It Forward campaign on NBC/Telemundo. “I did this because I just want to give back to the community,”...

  HeartWare, a global medical device company dedicated to delivering safe, high-performing and transformative therapies that enable patients with heart failure to get back to life, recently won Miami-Dade Beacon Council Award in the Life Sciences category. During the organization’s 13th annual awards ceremony held at the University of Miami Student Activities Center in Coral Gables, the Miami Lakes company, located at 14420 N.W....

  The promotional poster for the West of Cannes Film Festival shows a swimmer wearing a vintage yellow scuba helmet, nestled in the comfort of a small underwater tub. The quirky drawing, created by artist Jimmy Adamico, gives the impression that treasures can be found even in the most familiar of places, like within the imaginary oceans of a bathtub or inside a small theatre in the heart of Miami Lakes.  The first annual West of...

  On Saturday, April 18, Catholic Hospice honored its 220 volunteers at a special luncheon held at Shula’s Hotel in the Grand Slam Ballroom. The volunteers at the hospice read, sing and play instruments for the patients and are considered “Helping Angels” by the organization.  "This is the most rewarding experience I've had since my three years working for Catholic Hospice, being able to offer a helping hand to a...