The Miami HEAT Charitable Fund and BankUnited in Miami Lakes are awarding $5,000 scholarships to five high school seniors who will enroll in four-year, accredited college programs.      Students with financial need from Monroe, Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties may apply; the deadline is Jan. 28.       Winners must demonstrate academic excellence and an outstanding record of...

     Employees and executives from The Graham Companies helped build a home in the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami program. Porshia is the owner of the new residence that rose in the Brownsville section of Miami. For more information about Habitat for Humanity go to  https://bit.ly/3HZXcQa. Photos courtesy of The Graham Companies. 

     The employees of Miami Lakes AutoMall collected more than 700 toys before Christmas for its 20th annual toy drive. The gifts were donated to Essie “Big Mama” Reed and her Team of Life charity in Fort Lauderdale, said Fred Senra, a partner in the auto business.      Shown in the photo from left are Carlos Gomez; Daniel Fonte; Fred Senra; Essie “Big Mama” Reed; Carlos Morales; Javier...

    Offices in the Lakes, a building on the east side of Miami Lakes, has a large variety of businesses inside.       Twenty-nine firms are located at 5969 NW 151st St.       The building is owned by the David Schaecter Trust, according to the Miami-Dade County Property Appraisers Office.      Horizon Properties advertises at the site as the property...

     A toy drive that began in November during the Main Street Festival of Lights was a partnership between the local Giving Gators charity, The Graham Companies and CBS-Ch.4 and Neighbors 4 Neighbors.      With some of the gifts collected for 200 children are, from left: Barbara Goleman Senior High School student volunteer Gabriel Gonzalez; Cathy Quintana, accountant at The Graham Companies; Giving...