TD Ready Challenge awards first $1 million grant in U.S. to The Education Fund

Education By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, February 18, 2022

     The TD Ready Challenge awarded a $1 million grant to The Education Fund, a non-profit in Miami Lakes which supports public school teachers and students in Miami-Dade County.      The Education Fund said it will put the money toward creating a new math curriculum to be taught at 51 elementary schools in the county that use food forests and gardens to teach science and provide vegetables to students and...

Our Neighborhoods: Miami Lakes Business Park West

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Monday, February 7, 2022

      Miami Lakes Business Park West is home to quite a few notable companies.        As you travel south along Northwest 79th Court/Bob Graham Parkway from Miami Lakes Drive, Parkside Corporate Center is on the west side. It has four buildings that are southeast of the Park Centre Shops and is next to Veterans Park, where office workers go for lunch.       At the very end of the...

Libations in the Lakes: Besame Mucho, for Valentine's Day

Community By Bruce Lawrence, general manager, ML Steaks & Sports in Miami Lakes Wednesday, February 2, 2022

     “Besame Mucho” is the title of a beloved song, a plea by the singer to ‘kiss me a lot.’  That’s what we’re calling this cocktail. If you serve it to your favorite person, maybe you’ll be rewarded with a kiss. Amanda Ali, a bartender at ML Steaks + Sports, created it for Valentine’s Day. In a tall shaker combine: 2 oz. of your favorite vodka 1 oz. Lychee...

On the menu at The Garrison Taproom & Billiards: Friendship and flights of craft beers

Community By Erika Pesantes, Reporter Wednesday, February 2, 2022

     It’s a new place, “For Locals, By Locals.” And it’s a slogan the owners of The Garrison Taproom & Billiards pride themselves on.       Husband and wife team Alex and Sue Perez opened the bar -- which sells more than 100 brands of craft beer, wine, seltzer, and cider -- on Main Street in early January.       The couple are Miami Lakers who love beer...

Advertiser Spotlight: Miami Lakes Barber Shop

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, February 2, 2022

   The Miami Lakes Barber Shop in the Lake Patricia Shopping Center is the town’s oldest place for men and boys to get a haircut.       Its barbers have continuously shorn gent’s locks since the early 1960s.       Owner Richard Ruiz is carrying on the legacy begun by his late uncle Rolando Ruiz, the town’s first barber who died in July 2021.      ...
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