Over 40 organizations joined the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce for its annual Networking Business Expo on Nov. 2.       Representing the breadth of industries in the area were three colleges; seven community service groups; three non-profits; eight restaurants, suppliers and caterers; banks, credit unions and real estate companies; insurance firms; health clubs and medical...

    For veteran Makissa Lewis, leading the 44th Annual Miami Lakes Veterans Parade was a way to further her cause of supporting women who have served in the military.       Lewis, 45, of Port St. Lucie, was this year’s grand marshal. She rode in a car along the mile-long parade through downtown Miami Lakes on Nov. 5 and spoke at Town Hall during the ceremony that followed.     ...

Councilman Tony Fernandez's first Pumpkins and Pages storytelling event invited kids to Miami Lakes Town Hall on Oct. 13 to hear two Halloween stories.  The event featured plenty of Halloween-themed fun, including free children's books; pumpkins filled with candies; coloring books with crayons and cookies and juice.  There was also a themed backdrop for family pictures and cut outs of Linus and Sally from...

Give Miami Day is coming up next week. It’s the annual event that invites people in South Florida to donate online to their favorite non-profits that are among the 1,100 organizations that participate. Last year 41,000 donors gave more than $32 million to such groups, according to The Miami Foundation, which hosts the 24-hour event on Nov. 16. There are many groups in and near Miami Lakes that donors may support and are close...

William G. Perez, Ret. Col., U.S. Marine Corps, Chair, Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, Miami Lakes      “[Former President Dwight D.] Eisenhower,” William G. Perez said. “He was the epitome of the statesman senator, and he was a very humble person, but also he was one of those folks who recognized how foreign policies could be impacted by business interests. Him being a five-star...