White tablecloths, red roses and a wine cellar stocked with about 1,000 bottles at La Strega Cucina Italiana & Steakhouse may suggest the upscale Miami Lakes restaurant caters to a mature crowd.       But owner Milena Salazar lights up as she talks about some of her more diminutive diners, and says children are welcome, too.       Salazar is not worried about kids marking...

For 37 years, Patricia Gonzalez has provided her Miami Lakes neighbors with help when it comes to buying and selling their homes.      Gonzalez is the president and chief executive officer of Hemisphere Title Company, located in the Villaggio in the Lakes Plaza at 5801 NW 151st St., Suite 100 in Miami Lakes.       The company primarily represents home buyers by making sure a property is...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce has scheduled its next luncheon for Wednesday, May 11 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main.      The guest speaker is Annette Hungler, program manager for the Humanities, Health and Society at the Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine at Florida International University in Miami.      A Miami Laker, Hungler is an expert in sales and marketing management,...

    Grover Corlew real estate investment group in Boca Raton appointed Marlene Diaz as vice president of property management, the firm announced in April.      Diaz, of Miami Lakes, will oversee all property management activities for Gover Corlew’s portfolio of office properties, the company said.       Diaz has nearly four decades of experience in the real estate industry and...

     BankUnited has launched its Kindergarten to College savings account pilot program.       In association with the Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee and Education Advisory Board, BankUnited’s plan is aimed to help children who are ages Pre-K through high school to learn financial literacy and earn interest on savings for college or other higher learning...