Alan Barrera of Homestead showed off his 1954 Oldsmobile at the Miami Lakes Cars for a Cure auto show on April 6.      His ride, that he estimated cost $30,000 to restore, is one of three in his collection.      “It’s good, it’s beautiful,” Barrera said of the show that brought crowds to Main Street. It was Barrera’s first time as a participant. “I love...

Ernesto Diaz  Wound Care Specialist, WoundCare Specialists of South Florida  Hialeah      “I didn’t make one, but I’ve been working [to open] a new practice in Miami Lakes,” Ernesto Diaz said.  Drew Vidaurrazaga Owner, Vida Custom Designs  Palm Springs North       “I wouldn’t say it started out as my New Year’s...

April 16 Business Networking Social Business professionals can enjoy this after work party with the Economic Development Committee, the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and BNI Miami Lakes at 1910 Restaurant & Bar, 6743 Main St. 5:30 p.m. Free.  April 17 Mount Sinai Medical Center Health Lecture The Elderly Affairs Committee will host Dr. Kevin Wang from Mount Sinai Medical Center. He will describe the rotator cuff and how problems...

     Nela is short for canela, which in Spanish means cinnamon and is the color of the glossy coat on this American Pit Bull Terrier, or Pit Bull, her owner Elizabeth Carmenate says.       When she was a student at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Carmenate rescued her 3-year-old dog.      “I didn’t clip her ears,” Carmenate says. “That’s how I...

   The Miami Lakes Town Council recognized Scout Troop 566 for 25 years of serving youth in the town. Chartered to Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Parish, Committee Chairwoman Adriana Schwinghammer and Scoutmaster Sean Schwinghammer lead the troop. Activities stalled during the pandemic but the couple’s son Aidan urged them to resume scouting, his father said in an email. Aidan went on to become an Eagle Scout, one of 37 troop...