On May 1, Greater Miami & the Beaches Hotel Association honored over 280 hotel employees across Miami-Dade County during the organization’s 21st Annual Inn Key Awards luncheon. Over 950 hospitality, corporate and government leaders joined the hoteliers and their management teams to celebrate their hourly hotel employees, the “heart” of the tourism industry. The 24 employee categories range from Bellmen and...

  JetStream Federal Credit Union sponsored the Family Christian Association of America’s annual “Communities of Faith-Keepers) charity golf tournament in May. Proceeds from the tournament support youth sports and family programs that are geared to help change the lives of thousands of children and families throughout Florida. In addition to their sponsorship, a JetStream foursome including Board chairman Bolo Perez, Board...

  Michael Plana, son of longtime Miami Lakes residents Patti and Andy Plana, was promoted to Driver Engineer with the Town of Davie Fire Department during a promotion ceremony on May 1. Born and raised in Miami Lakes, Plana is a 2005 graduate of Barbara Goleman Senior High School and was the 2005 Athletic Scholar Award recipient. Plana was the first Eagle Scout of Boy Scout Troop 566 in Miami Lakes. Plana began his career with Davie...

  Former T-Bred and Miami Lakes business owner Gary Snow, of Snow’s Jewelers, was inspired by the movie Calendar Girls to fundraise for former classmates who are battling cancer. Snow created and funded the idea for a playful girls calendar with each month featuring a Hialeah Senior High alumna from the classes of 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1969. The calendar, which runs from July 2015 through June 2016 includes Cheryl Jocz, Peggy...

  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...