Villaggio in the Lakes is an attractive office complex you can’t miss as you travel along Northwest 151st Street on the east side of Miami Lakes.       Two buildings, each with three stories, house 30 businesses: Attorneys; accountants; medical services and tutoring among the variety of firms found there.      Attorney Joshua J. Hertz moved across town into 5803 NW 151st St. earlier...

 Athletes who enjoy running races with holiday themes will want to sign up for the Miami Lakes 5K Reindeer Run.      Presented by the Town of Miami Lakes and its Veterans Committee, the 3-mile race will be presented by Headquarter Toyota and sponsored by Corzo Unlimited Electric.      It will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at Veterans Park.      The entry fee for adults is $40. The Little...

    The Orange Bowl is accepting submissions for its Creative Art Contest from students in grades K-12 who are enrolled in Miami-Dade and Broward County schools.     This year’s theme is “Together We Shine Brighter.”      Art should show representations of South Florida; college football; the contest theme and OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot.      Go to the Orange...

      The Giving Gators non-profit group held two drives for supplies to help survivors of Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida. During two weeks in October the organization collected clothing; shoes; nonperishable food items, water and medicine, among other necessities for those in the hard-hit area. Daylin Garcia, chair of Giving Gators, said local businesses, school clubs and town residents all donated goods that were brought...

The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative of Miami Lakes held its 11th Annual B-Fore-Pink golf tournament on Oct. 7 at Miami Lakes Golf Club. The goal of the tournament is to raise money for the organization, which provides women in South Florida with education, screening and health care resources to defeat breast cancer and heart disease. Sponsors included the Lowell S. Dunn & Betty L. Dunn Family Foundation; Assurant; Ivory...