Hialeah Postmaster Orlando De La Osa is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce monthly membership luncheon, scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at Don Shula’s Hotel.  De La Osa was promoted to the postmaster position in 2011. He started his career in the postal serve as a letter carrier for the city of Hialeah.  He was promoted to superintendent of Station Operations in 1991 and subsequently promoted...

  Xmartek, LLC is a multimedia contact solutions company that recently opened up a new location in Miami Lakes. The company’s new location is 8100 Oak Lane housed in the Andrew Jackson Building. It provides VoIP, IP conferencing and multimedia contact center solutions in Europe and Latin America. It offers IP PBX solutions, gateways, soft switches, SIP phones, and peer to peer telephony solutions; and integrated solutions that...

  "You are not alone" is the motto of The Miami-Dade County Foster and Adoptive Parent Association (MDCFAPA). This is a nonprofit organization sanctioned by The Department of Children and Families and the State of Florida that serves more than nine agencies representing foster and adoptive youth. The motto is proven in the MDCFAPA’s planned activities such as attending The Main Street Player's preview performances at the...

  Among 134 national winners recognized by the Magnet Schools of America (MSA), Miami-Dade county had 28 schools earn the Magnet Schools of Distinction Award which will be presented at the National MSA Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina in April. Local schools, Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy and Hialeah-Miami Lakes (HML) were among the 28 Miami-Dade recipients for the award.  Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy was recognized for the...

    While growing up in Venezuela, Dali Ruiz marveled at her mother’s artistry to make people look their best as a certified nail technician and facial and body therapist. She followed in her mother’s footsteps in her homeland and later was seeking to start her own business but in another country. Her television set was her window to America and watching shows on the increasing success of nails and spa salons...