For Hemisphere Title Company President Patricia Gonzalez, the company is like a member of her family, a business she nurtured into what it is today.       “To me, I just thought of it as my third child, you care for it,” Gonzalez, 63, told The Miami Laker. “You bring it to life, and you love it.”      The company marked four decades of success on Aug. 13 with a celebration at...

     Dr. Frantz R. Lerebours, a physician for the Miami HEAT and Florida International University athletics, will be the next speaker at the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s luncheon on Sept. 11.       During the August gathering of the business group, Sheriff candidate Ignacio Alvarez spoke about the new office.       He was the third person seeking that office to address the...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee welcomed Drip IV Bar and MedSpa with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 8.       Located at 14575 NW 77th Court, Suite 304, the MedSpa offers health, wellness and aesthetic services. It provides injectables; micro-needling; facials; chemical peels; medically managed weight loss; IV therapy and hormone...

     The Town of Miami Lakes honored the Rodriguez family, owners of the 18-year-old Pizza Scene restaurant on Main Street. Mayor Manny Cid presented a proclamation to the family for the longevity of their enterprise and for supporting the community and schools in town. Cid named Aug. 12 as “Pizza Scene Day.”       “We are super grateful and blessed to be here,” Gloria Rodriguez...

    The youth sports community in Miami Lakes is mourning the loss of volunteer basketball coach Roy J. Hallak, who died Aug. 3.      Manuel Perez knew Hallak, 44, for more than a decade.      “He was very selfless,” Perez said. “He basically would go out of his way to help you out any way he could.”       Hallak coached basketball for over five years...