Kona the Golden Retriever is the ambassador at Graham Park.      The 6-month-old puppy who lives in town with Taylor Ariko and her fiancé Collin Walker loves to make friends at the picturesque green space that is in the center of downtown.      “Kona loves running in the grass at the park and saying hello to everyone she sees,” Ariko said. “The neighbors have been so...

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce donated $1,500 each to four local non-profit organizations that serve children. Not shown is a $500 donation made to the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes.

Photos were taken at Miami Lakes AutoMall on Oct. 15, where Fred Senra is a partner.

Photos courtesy of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce.

     Give Miami Day is Thursday, Nov. 21.  The annual event enables people in South Florida to donate online to their favorite non-profits, more than 1,000 organizations that serve the region and receive 100% of donations.      Last year, 46,000 donors gave more than $34 million to groups with causes including education, the environment, children and the arts, according to The Miami Foundation, which...

     Entrepreneurs from northwest Miami-Dade County gathered at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main for the 24th Annual Business Expo, presented by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce.       “We feel great, we are about to have if not the biggest, one of the biggest attendances for any of the expo’s we have done,” Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce President Fred Senra said.    ...

      The Corvo & Calas law firm’s 20th Annual Pajamas and Books Drive for abused children is underway.      “In the spirit of the holidays, this drive provides new pajamas and new books to children in need, to provide comfort and warmth,” Attorney Perla Calas said in a media release.      The firm is accepting donated sleepwear and reading materials before Dec....