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,...

  Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board announced it is accepting applications for the Miami Lakes Future Leaders Scholarship presented by The Graham Companies. Two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. All applications must be received by March 30 and will be forwarded to the Education Advisory Board for their selection of the two winners. The Mayor, Town Council and a...

    Dr. Enrique Gongora is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon, which is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, at Don Shula’s Hotel Grand Ballroom.  Gongora is a board-certified cardiac surgeon. In tribute to February as Heart Awareness Month, his topic will focus on “Keeping Our Hearts Healthy!”  Gongora earned his medical degree...

  Miami Lakes Councilmembers attended the Miami Lakes Bar Association’s (MLBA) 10th Year Anniversary celebration on January 23 in the Dolfan Room at Shula’s Steakhouse. More than 70 people attended the event, where Vice Mayor Manny Cid presented a proclamation declaring January 23 as “Miami Lakes Bar Association Day.” Founded in 2005, MLBA is a non-profit voluntary bar association whose mission includes promoting...