Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) is inviting all Miami Lakes residents to participate in the Homeowner and Condo Association meeting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 Montrose Road. For more information, contact Gina Iguanzo at iguanzog@miamilakes-fl.gov., or call 305-364-6100, ext. 1138.

  The Miami Lakes Bar Association (MLBA) will be providing its members another educational luncheon, much like the association event held in late April, at Don Shula’s Hotel on Friday, May 16, and will feature Alex Diaz, an attorney at Klein Glasser, who grew up in Miami Lakes. Diaz will educate association members on how to avoid civil and ethical exposure. Continuing Legal Education credit will be provided for this luncheon. In...

  Seven employees of the Hospitality Division of The Graham Companies were honored as nominees for the 2014 Inn Key Awards hosted by the Greater Miami and Beaches Hotel Association on April 22 at the Hilton Miami Downtown. Rickie Ali, a personal trainer at Shula’s Athletic Club, was the overall winner for Recreation Employee of the year. Other nominees included: Anna Renteria, Shula’s Hotel sales coordinator, for Lodging...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban L. Bovo Jr. is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce membership luncheon, where he will discuss events and programs for District 13 residents and business owners and the state of the county, as Miami-Dade is preparing to balance a difficult budget for the next fiscal year. The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, at Don Shula’s Hotel. County Mayor Carlos...

  Anthony Alfonso, president and CEO of Nutri-Force Nutrition, has received the 2014 Top Minority Business Award in the Executive of the Year category from the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. The Miami Lakes-based business is a cGMP leader in the contract manufacturing, private labeling and branding of nutraceuticals, vitamins, and nutritional supplements. “It is an honor to be named Executive of the Year and be recognized...