Business professionals have a networking opportunity on July 30 at The Garrison Taproom & Billiards in Miami Lakes.       The hosts are the Town of Miami Lakes, its Economic Development Committee; Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Business Networking International, BNI Hialeah and BNI Connect.      There will be free raffle tickets to the first 50 people. The...

    The Town of Miami Lakes officially adopted minimum maintenance standards for its two lake districts, Lake Hilda and Lake Patricia.      It happened through a formal amendment to its existing agreement with Solitude Lake Management, the vendor responsible for maintaining the two lakes.      The decision was to fulfill the town’s commitment to preserving the environmental health and...

    Willow is a 2-year-old mix of Yorkshire and Biewer terriers. She is also a rescue girl who is adjusting nicely to life with her owner Christina Valladares.      “I was her third home,” Valladares said. “I was about to give her up. It was a hot mess. But I got a trainer and she’s just really changed. She’s come a really long way.”         Willow was...

Despite occasional rain and hot temperatures, Miami Lakes Athletic Club’s summer campers are having a great time. They’re enjoying movies at CMX Cinemas in Miami Lakes; going swimming; soaking during water slide days; playing kickball, tennis and basketball; cooling off with sno-cones and even driving electric go-karts. Kids will get to enjoy the activities until Aug. 8.

     How do you become a Chevrolet Dealer of the Year?       “You sell a lot of cars and satisfy a lot of customers,” said Lazaro Veliz, executive general manager of the Chevrolet and Kia dealerships at the Miami Lakes AutoMall.      By a lot of cars, Veliz, 42, meant 2,510 vehicles that last year moved off the lot at the corner of Northwest 57th Avenue and Northwest 167th...