Ribbon Cutting: Venture X

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, February 19, 2025

      The new Venture X Miami Lakes shared workspace firm celebrated with a ribbon cutting party on Feb. 12. Fanfare included music performances, cocktails and a crowd of visitors. “This is a great concept for a startup, new...

Venture X provides flexible workspaces near Main Street

Business By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, January 16, 2025

     There is a new flexible workspace in town that caters to clients who may want to drop in for a day or have a longer-term membership.      The modern new Venture X offices in the Arbor Place Building near Main Street provide many amenities that people who work remotely may not find all in one place: conference rooms with Smart TVs, cameras for presentations and video conferences, secure high-speed internet...

County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava receives inaugural Graham Award

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, January 16, 2025

    The National Conference on Citizenship has presented its Graham Award for Exemplary Public Service to Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.      The organization chartered by Congress more than 70 years ago works to improve civic life in America in several ways:  It encourages volunteering, participation in elections, helping those in need and other forms of community...

Main Street Live! Concerts to resume

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, January 15, 2025

     The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is starting off the new year with three free musical performances downtown, with the relaunch of Main Street Live!      Presented by the Main Street Merchants, The Graham Companies and the Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee, the following artists are in the lineup. They will be set up around the big oak tree during their shows: --Friday, Jan. 17 The...

Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce to hold election for board of directors

Business By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Tuesday, January 14, 2025

The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its Board of Directors. Active members of the chamber can be nominated or nominate themselves for six roles on the board: President, vice president, treasurer, secretary 1, secretary 2 and membership chair are all of the roles available to be filled for 2025. To be considered, only two criteria are needed: Nominees must be an active member of the chamber who regularly...

Betty Dunn dies; Lowell Dunn Company executive was 90

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Tuesday, January 14, 2025

Betty Louise Dunn, the matriarch of a prominent real estate development family in South Florida, died in Miami on Jan. 9. She was 90 years old. Betty Dunn was married for 45 years to Lowell Dunn until his passing from lung cancer on Nov. 13, 2006, at age 72. She was president and chief executive officer of the Lowell Dunn Companies. “Mom was always an equal partner with dad, in both life and in the building of all of the Dunn...
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