Miami Lakes resident Axel Mercado has joined the award-winning travel agency company, Cruise Planners, as a franchise owner. As a cruise planner, Mercado sells complete vacation packages from exotic getaways to romantic retreats and culturally-immersive European experiences. For more information call 786-440-7358.

To all my customers at Winn Dixie, located at Royal Oaks Plaza in Miami Lakes, I appreciated your loyalty and kindness throughout the last 18 years. I have had the privilege of serving you at the seafood department as a Seafood Lead. I am no longer working at Winn Dixie and I will miss you. I also thank each employee I had the opportunity to work with in those 18 years. Thank you all for your fidelity to Winn Dixie.

In conjunction with the “I Heart Miami Lakes” campaign, the Town’s Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) is inviting residents to participate in the 2017 Home Beautification Contest.The contest recognizes residents who take special pride in improving their homes and landscaping. The winner will receive a $1,000 Home Depot gift card and a commemorative lawn sign to be placed on their front yard.Deadline to submit the...

Miami Lakes, in partnership with local business 305 Yoga Miami Lakes, will host its last Yoga in the Park from 9 to 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Check the Town’s programs and events at www.iheartmiamilakes.com to learn the start date for  Yoga in the Park this Fall.

Miami Lakes United Soccer Club’s U14 girls’ team won the 2017 ESPN Disney Memorial Day Soccer Shootout tournament, which took place from May 26 to 29.Braving the extreme Orlando heat and four games in three days, the team went a perfect 4-0 with only one goal scored against them throughout the entire tournament.Head coach Andrew Sewell sai,: “My girls have worked extremely hard throughout the season learning the fundamentals...