Our Neighborhoods: The Promenade Building

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, January 5, 2022

     Located just two blocks from Main Street Miami Lakes is The Promenade building.       The four-story professional building on Northwest 67th Avenue has two medical offices, two law firms, a Painting with a Twist franchise and a salon with multiple tenant-stylists.       There are currently 15 tenants in the building with only two vacancies, according to Philip Wyllie,...

New year, new names for The Graham Companies' gym, hotel and golf course

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, January 5, 2022

     The New Year brings new names and brands to three of the best-known attractions in Miami Lakes.       Once known as Shula’s facilities, they are now called Miami Lakes Golf Club, Miami Lakes Hotel on Main and the Miami Lakes Athletic Club.       “Miami Lakes has its own identity as a major municipality, and we’re looking to the future for the hospitality...

Our Neighborhoods: Eagle Nest Center

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Monday, December 20, 2021

     The Eagle Nest Center near Main Street in Miami Lakes is a two-story professional building that has banking, surgical, medical and dental tenants as well as a restaurant.      It is owned by The Graham Companies and was built in 2006.        The building, at 15517 NW 67th Ave., has a cream and yellow façade with a barrel tile roof. It anchors the northeast corner of Eagle Nest Lane...

Miami Lakes Sports Shop shutters after 48 years

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Monday, December 20, 2021

     When Jim and Rosalyn Hamilton opened their Miami Lakes Sports Shop nearly five decades ago, she didn’t know a thing about sports or athletic gear.     “But I learned quickly,” former flight attendant Rosalyn Hamilton, 73, said about the business that she ran with staff for five years.      Jim Hamilton was torn between his full-time sales career with Exxon while working...

Who's Who in Miami Lakes: Jorge Alvarez

Community By Erika Pesantes, Reporter Monday, December 20, 2021

    If you’re opening a new business in Miami Lakes, you’ll likely have Jorge Alvarez on your welcoming committee.       Alvarez, 55, chairs the Town of Miami Lake’s Economic Development Committee.       The group of 14 volunteers tries to connect entrepreneurs with resources to help them launch new businesses and make sure existing ones stay afloat.  ...
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