An alarming number of stroke victims this year in Miami Lakes and a personal experience with the ailment have prompted a fire Battalion Chief to launch an awareness campaign to reduce the risk of Atrial Fibrillation, which can lead to heart failure and even death.According to Miami-Dade Fire Captain Abel Fernandez, more than 19 town residents suffered strokes so far in 2015, and they could’ve possibly been prevented through an...

  Don't throw away all those coupons from Sunday's paper.Local resident and Miami-Dade College student, Marysela Liriano, wants to use her talent for couponing to help those in need. Liriano first began couponing a year ago and has since learned how to coupon in a way that she does not spend any money at the register. Her only costs go toward purchasing the newspapers that advertise the coupons. “My last coupon haul included 30...

  T-Rex Web, a Miami Lakes-based internet marketing company, has a slogan that reads: “T-Rex is ancient. Your business is not.” The words unfurl under a bright green origami T-Rex, and in this simple, yet eye-catching design, lies the heart of Andrew Bonilla’s and Daniel Rodriguez’s start-up company. Using a long extinct dinosaur fashioned out of a paper art that originated in the 15th century would seem like a...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., and State Senator Rene Garcia are inviting the community to Family Movie Night, presenting “Disney’s Descendants,” Friday, October 2, at Dade Christian School, 6601 N.W. 167 Street. The entertainment portion of the event starts at 6 p.m. with music, a magic show and tons of games, followed by the movie. The famous food trucks will be on hand and other refreshments will...

  Miami Lakes Mayor Michael Pizzi hosted a commemorative event on Friday, September 11, in front of the Veteran’s Memorial at Town Hall. The event began at 8:46 a.m., the same time the first place crashed into the World Trade Center. Pastor Bert Leon of the Palm Springs North Baptist Church led attendees in prayer and took a moment of silence to honor and remember all of the victims of September 11, 2001. Vice Mayor Manny Cid,...