Ribbon Cutting: Vellu Laser

Featured By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Shown at the Vellu Laser ribbon cutting ceremony on Aug. 22 are from left: Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid;   Maurice Costa, president, BNI Excellence; Yaima Guevara, nurse practitioner; Devany Collado, treatment specialist; Gio Blanco and...

Summer Camps in the Miami Lakes area

Education By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, June 2, 2023

Camp Wannado June 12 - Aug. 11 Voluntary Pre-K - 7th grade. Sports; weekly field trips; arts and crafts, video games and more.  Session 1: June 12 - June 30; Session 2: July 3 - July 21;  Session 3: July 24 - Aug. 11. Weekdays, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.  Pack lunch Monday - Thursday; a pizza lunch is provided on Friday.  Cost is $45 to register, $135 per week. To sign up for Camp Wannado at Miami Lakes...

Restaurants ready to serve Miami Lakers

Business By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, June 2, 2023

Cypress Village Shopping Center BurgerFi 7431 Miami Lakes Drive.  786-322-6270. Dine in, take-out. www.burgerfi.com CRUZEIRO Brazilian Steakhouse 7419 Miami Lakes Dr. 305-363-5247 Indoor/outdoor dining, take-out, Uber Eats. Order from cruzeirosteakhouse.net. DiCED 7425 Miami Lakes Drive  305-961-1032 Dicedfood.com, indoor dining; take-out; Uber Eats; Postmates; DoorDash.   Dr....

Miami Lakes names pickleball and tennis courts for former official

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, June 2, 2023

    At Optimist Park on May 16, officials dedicated new pickleball courts (with the pickleball court lines drawn within the tennis court boundaries) to former Vice Mayor Jeffrey Rodriguez. Rodriguez resisted the honor which Councilman Tony Fernandez had presented to the council in November with an impromptu motion.       Shown from left are Councilmen Josh Dieguez and Ray Garcia; former Vice Mayor Jeffrey...

John Paul Yanes, Miami Lakes’ special projects manager

Government By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, June 2, 2023

     It was a teenage date with his wife-to-be that first introduced John Paul Yanes to Miami Lakes.       “My first date with my now wife was here at the movie theater,” said Yanes, 33.        He has returned to town to serve residents as the special projects manager and oversees its six Neighborhood Service Districts.        He will also be...

Scene Around Town: Miami Lakers’ Views

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, June 2, 2023

      Rob Waterfield is a part-time first tee starter at Miami Lakes Golf Club and on the evening of April 28, he used his iPhone to capture the setting sun.       “I was looking up the 9th hole fairway from the tee area toward the clubhouse and green,” Waterfield said. He is inspired by the beauty of the property, and this is the second scene he has photographed that is being published in The...
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