Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. was among three commissioners who automatically won another four-year term in political office after they were unopposed at the end of the qualifying period last week.Commissioners Bruno Barreiro and Barbara Jordan also have no challengers for their reelection bids after the deadline to qualify for the August 30 primary election, according Miami-Dade’s Election Department.However,...

Miami-Dade police recognized Town of Miami Lakes Detective Myriam Nieves last month for her investigations that helped nab several suspects including one involved in auto fraud.Nieves was acknowledged for her dedication to duty and sustained investigative practices and community good will exhibited during the period of January through March of 2016.Her probe helped identify several vehicle burglars via surveillance and forensic evidence,...

Educator, author and blogger Hector Suco is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce monthly membership meeting, scheduled for Wednesday, July 13 at Don Shula’s Hotel.Networking starts at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 12 noon.Suco is a Miami native who has worked as an educator for Miami-Dade Public Schools for years. Throughout his career, Suco has been asked by his students a wide range of questions.After answering...

Ocean Drive Magazine named Miami Lakes’ The Nail Garden as one of Miami’s Top Nail Salons and even without stepping inside, it’s obvious why. Tucked away in a corner in the Lake Patricia Shopping Center at 13969 N.W. 67 Avenue, one wouldn’t imagine that the intimate salon is frequently entertaining a revolving door of clients, some of whom travel from Pembroke Pines and Coral Gables to get pampered by the staff at The...

DepositAccounts released the 2016 edition of its Top 200 Healthiest Credit Unions in America which once again included Miami Lakes’ own JetStream Federal Credit Union. This marks the the third consecutive year JetStream has been named, a feat only accomplished by 42 out of 6,603 federally insured credit unions.DepositAccounts rates credit unions annually based on evaluations of the financial health which are graded on a number of...