Hotel Indigo-Miami Lakes hosted the 2nd Annual Canine Film Festival Weekend on July 14-15. The weekend kicked off on Saturday where dog lovers walked the red carpet and watched movies with their special four-legged friends at the Cinepolis Theater in Coconut Grove where every seat was filed with pups and people. Directed by Laly Albalate, Lory Nelson Brunner and Karen Landrum, the Film Festival awards the “Barker Awards”...

  Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students at “The Spot” from 6 to 8 p.m. during August at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. Friday, August 10 – Smash Bros. Battle Royale. The time has come to show your skills in one of the biggest events to close out the summer. The Spot will be accepting all challengers in its first Smash Bros. Battle Royale. Who will be the...

  Mayor Manny Cid and Miami Lakes council members presented a proclamation for Gastroschisis Awareness Day to the Delgado family during the July 17 council meeting. The Delgado’s recently  embarked on one of the hardest trials of their life. During Allison Delgado’s pregnancy, her daughter, Luna Mia Delgado, was diagnosed with Gastroschisis, a birth defect that allows intestines and sometimes, other organs, to protrude...

  It’s so recurrent. If there’s a medication for one thing, it can start a chain reaction that will cause something else that wasn’t there before. A medication that can solve a headache may cause nausea, dizziness, drowsiness and stomach problems. But, at least there’s no more headache.  Remedy’s Nutrition’s solution is a holistic approach to everyday ailments. If customers experience frequent...

  Originally from Cuba, Nilo Ventura Sr. moved to New Jersey, then Palm Springs North and eventually made his way to Miami Lakes in 1977 with his wife Honorinda and two kids, Nilo Jr. and Hector Ventura. For over 40 years, Ventura Sr. has been an active member of the community. He began coaching in Optimist Park while his two sons were part of the baseball team, and he was also on the board for five years, working alongside Jack McCall....