Ink Link Marketing, a marketing and public relations firm specializing in the restaurant and hospitality industry with offices in Miami Lakes and Los Angeles, has been named PR Agency of Record by Church’s Chicken, one of the largest quick-service restaurant chicken chains in the world. Ink Link will assist the brand with its national growth plans including support for all new product rollouts, marketing campaigns, and...

  Miami Lakes Town Council attended the ribbon cutting ceremony on January 23 for Painting with a Twist, a bring-your-own beverage painting studio that encourages amateur artists to tackle famous painting with the help of a teacher. “This is exactly the type of business needed in our Town Center,” said Councilmember Ceasar Mestre. “It will be an attraction for adult family entertainment and give our residents a good...

  The Main Street Merchants Association, along with sponsors, community organizations, restaurants, arts and crafts vendors, and local businesses, are preparing for the 8th Annual Taste of Miami Lakes Festival on Main Street from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 28. Admission is free. With over 60 vendors lining Main Street from Bull Run Road to N.W.. 67 Avenue, the Main Street event will feature activities including showcases...

  Miami Lakes-based JetStream Federal Credit Union announced its newest service for members – Mobile Remote Deposit. The added technology allows members to upload a photo of a check from a smartphone device and directly deposit the money into their savings or checking account. Mobile Remote Deposit gives JetStream members the convenience of making deposits day or night, from virtually any location, giving users faster access to...

A corner shop with a view of the grand oak tree in Main Street is now home to L.A. Sweets, a shop with a story as sweet as its cupcakes. Letty Alvarez was living in Virginia with her husband Eddie Dominguez and their five children when news came of her father’s cancer in the form of an inoperable brain tumor. Alvarez and her family made the move back to their roots in South Florida to look after her father until his passing. Alvarez,...