BankUnited and the Miami HEAT Charitable Fund presented five South Florida high school seniors with $5,000 college scholarships during a recent NBA game. Shown from left are: Celine Churchman, Cambridge Magnet Program at G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School in Miami; BankUnited Senior Executive Vice President Gerry Litrento for Retail and Small Business Banking; Natasha Harris, School for Advanced Studies North Campus,...

      The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce met for its monthly luncheon on May 10.        Communications Executive Daisy Gonzalez-Diego was guest speaker at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main. She described effective marketing and communications strategies for business professionals.       The chamber will next meet on June 14 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, at 6842 Main...

   At South Pointe in Miami Lakes, 250 construction workers enjoyed a buffet lunch to celebrate the progress made at the residential and retail project that is being built on  Commerce Way.      “You’ve exceeded expectations and you’ve done an awesome job,” said Luis Martinez, senior executive vice president of The Graham Companies.  “Everyone has done a super job and...

     Our exploration of the lower east side of Miami Lakes takes us along Northwest 142nd Street where we encounter Northwest 58th Court.      It’s home to a variety of businesses in warehouse buildings that are owned by The Graham Companies and were built in the late 1960s.       The Protective Group, in Miami Lakes for 20 years, was named 2022 Town of Miami Lakes Business of the...

    From a Miami Lakes office park springs great beauty: Pregnant women in full bloom, dressed in flowing, bejeweled gowns rented by Maternity Magical Moments.     Business owner Leidy Alvarez wants women to feel their most beautiful in photographs that become keepsakes of their maternity journeys.      “Not every client wants to look the same,” Alvarez, 27, said in...