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...

  The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To check availability, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open...

     The Mater Lakes Academy Future Business Leaders of America team won Chapter of the Year at the Florida FLBA Leadership Conference in Orlando in March for the first time in school history, officials said. Students also won 1st Place in: Digital Video Production by Lauren Canovas, Anthony Martinez and Danielle Upson; Introduction to Public Speaking by Daniella Coromateu; Public Speaking by Natalie Maldonado; Public Service...

     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...