The Lower East Side of Miami Lakes has a well-known landmark, the 66-year-old cemetery called Vista Memorial Gardens.       Encompassing several acres, it’s bordered by Northwest 57 Avenue on the east and is at 5755 NW  142nd St.       Carlos Bencomo is very familiar with the cemetery. As president of The Bencomo Foundation, he invests in cemetery plots and also...

     Like his father Tico Casamayor and grandfather Fred Senra, who are both prominent business owners, Matthew Casamayor is making an impact upon Miami Lakes.       Casamayor, 26, is a business booster. In his roles as chair of the town’s Economic Development Committee and as a member of the Chamber of Commerce’s Young Professionals Committee, he attends ribbon cuttings to welcome new...

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    Fred Senra, a partner at Miami Lakes AutoMall and president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, presented checks of $2,000 from the auto dealership and $1,000 from the chamber to the Main Street Players in Miami Lakes. With the donations made in April, the two organizations became corporate sponsors of the theater on Main Street.      Shown in the photo from left are: Tico Casamayor, president of AC...

    The Graham Companies recognized outstanding employees on April 20 and attended the Inn Key Awards luncheon hosted by the Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association at the Intercontinental Miami.      “We celebrated our best,” said Grace Orejas, human resources business partner at The Graham Companies.       “These Hospitality Heroes work at the Miami Lakes...