G&I Medical Research Center, newly located at 16371 N.W. 67 Avenue in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center, is a medical research facility that specializes in clinical trials and also offers in-house medical and cosmetic procedures such as facials, botox, varicose vein removal, laser hair removal, and more. The research center opened in fall 2014.  The facility, which holds clinical trials on pharmaceuticals as a final approval...

  Michelle Orchid Rodriguez, owner of Miami Lakes based massage center Lumina Massage, is hosting community events aimed to inform the public on healthy living. Rodriguez will be giving a lecture titled “Miami Talk Foods For Spring: Eating Seasonally, Eating Fresh” at Nutrition Smart, located at 16250 NW 57 Avenue, on April 18 at 4 p.m. The event is open to the public and those interested in attending can RSVP by calling the...

  Town of Miami Lakes announced that global medical device company, HeartWare, which has one of its two operating and manufacturing facilities based in Miami Lakes, will be presented with a prestigious award from the Beacon Council for leadership and growth in the Life Sciences and Healthcare Industry. The Beacon Council annually honors companies and individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Miami-Dade County’s...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) will observe Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day on Friday, April 10, instead of the national observance on April 23 to minimize disruptions to testing (FCAT 2.0, FSA, FAIFS, and FSA EOC). Designed to be more than a career day, the Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day program goes beyond the average “shadow” an adult experience. Exposing girls and boys to what a parent or...

  Miami Lakes will host a Contractor Certification Class, presented by Ygrene Energy Fund, from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday, March 26, at Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The free class is open to both commercial and residential contractors. Miami Lakes Town Council voted to join the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program during its December meeting. The PACE program provides upfront financing for energy conservation and efficiency...