University of Miami’s Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center representatives (from left) Thais Lopez and Katie Repici, received a check for $7,032 from Roberto Alonso, representing the Alonso family, and Andrea Graham Rechichi, representing The Graham Companies. The monies were raised during the inaugural Miami Lakes “Cars for a Cure” classic car show held in late April on Main Street. Alonso expressed his gratitude...

  With the goal of keeping children safe and preventing drowning tragedies in District One, Miami-Dade County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan provided two municipalities with a total of $5,000 to teach children how to swim. The city of Miami Gardens received $3,000 and the city of Opa-locka received $2,000. With summer winding down, children are still near bodies of water that could prove disastrous if they try to swim without the proper...

  Larry K. Williams, president and CEO of the Beacon Council, is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s general membership luncheon meeting, which is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9 at Don Shula’s Hotel. Williams is a recognized leader in economic development, bringing more than 20 years of experience in global branding, international trade and finance, public and industrial policy, and...

  Shula’s Golf Course is hosting a “Thursday Night Shootout” beginning Thursday, September 3, and will run every Thursday at 5 p.m. until November 5. The shootout will take place at Shula’s Senator Course at the golf club, located at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive, and is open to anyone with an established handicap or GHIN number. The event is $25 per person and covers carts, green fees and the weekly cash prize pot with...

  The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has declined to conduct an independent investigation into a hit-in-run accident involving Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi, who briefly left the scene after he crashed his car into a large oak tree. The agency’s decision comes a month after Town Councilmembers  requested the probe after hearing discontent from residents for the way Miami-Dade police handled the June 15 accident,...