Miami Lakes elected officials took part in the July 12th grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony of Giardino Gourmet Salads which recently opened its newest restaurant at 8008 N.W. 154 Street in the Park Centre Shopping Center. Founded in 2004, the gardener chefs at Giardino serve a wide variety of individually handcrafted salads and menu offerings using premium ingredients like freshly baked croutons and homemade deli salads. The new...

  Shula's Athletic Club personal trainer, Rickie Ali, was named the overall winner of the annual Inn Key Awards presented by the Greater Miami and Beaches Hotel Association in May in a ceremony held at the Hilton in downtown Miami. Ali has been a part of the Shula's team for 22 years, totaling 25 years in the fitness industry as a personal trainer, though he was not always interested in pursuing it as a career choice. Ali initially...

  Miami Lakes Veterans Committee will host a Veterans Job Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, September 4, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Veterans interested in attending need to bring their valid driver’s license and copies of their DD-214 that shows the type of discharge (or equivalent for National Guard/Reserve) and a resume. The Job Fair will include employers from a...

  Gregory F. Betancourt, local attorney and Miami Lakes resident, was honored by the 11th Judicial Circuit with the Ray H. Pearson Guardian Ad Litem award for outstanding service and dedication to the courts and the citizens of Miami-Dade County for his work as a Pro Bono Guardian Ad Litem. Betancourt, who grew up in Hialeah and moved to Miami Lakes in 2001, graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law and set up his law practice...

  On June 14, Express Employment Professionals offices from California to North Carolina to Canada came together at local food banks and pantries across North America to help fight hunger. Locally, the Miami Lakes Express office spent time working and serving at Feeding South Florida and was able to donate more than 100 pounds of non-perishable food through a food drive that was held leading up to a day of volunteer service....