Many misconceptions revolve around pediatric food allergies which is why Dr. Vivian Hernandez-Trujillo has made it her life’s work to educate others in her field of allergy and immunology. As part of her work, Hernandez-Trujillo has recently opened the Allergy and Immunology Care Center of South Florida in Miami Lakes. Her practice, located at 16371 N.W. 67 Avenue, will serve pediatric patients with immune systems more susceptible...

When Miami Lakes resident Ellica Quintero, age 11, served as Mayor for the Day, she was given an opportunity to propose a new Town event.The Youth Activities Task Force adopted her proposal and the Town’s first official Ice Cream Social event to celebrate National Ice Cream Month will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Quintero, a straight A student at Our Lady of...

Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid is planning to nominate Marilyn Ruano to fill the vacancy on the Town Council, which was created when Vice Mayor Tony Lama announced his resignation after accepting a job offer with Amazon.com in Seattle, Washington.In a memo to council members, town staff and residents, Cid said Ruano is the ideal candidate to serve on the Town Council until next year’s general election and is asking the community for...

One northwest Miami-Dade man said he thought his roof was about to cave in following an explosion that rocked his entire home. Another local resident said the blast knocked her out of her chair.And another explosion sent one kid from the living room to the kitchen, slightly injuring him. A group of residents from Miami Lakes, Palm Springs North, Country Club of Miami and Broward County shared their gut wrenching stories about the...

The Main Street Players opens the dark comedy Bad Jews by Joshua Harmon on July 21 at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Street.Bad Jews explores the relationships between three cousins who are brought together following the death of their grandfather, a Holocaust survivor. Conflict ensues as the trio fight over a “chai” that belonged to their grandfather. As Daphna and Liam battle over who is more deserving of the memento,...