As of November 22, Florida Homeowners’ Associations are now required to register with the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The 2013 Legislature amended state law to give more definition of the responsibilities of the organizations as required by the DBPR. Homeowners' associations that are required to register with the Division must be a Florida corporation responsible for the operation of a community or a...

  Delvis Fernandez, the bartender at Shula’s Steakhouse-The Original in Miami Lakes, was recognized on December 3 with a cocktail reception for being designated as one of the “Most Imaginative Bartenders in 2013.” Sponsored by GQ Magazine and Bombay Sapphire, Fernandez traveled to Las Vegas in September to compete among 46 of the nation’s top bartenders. Representing Shula’s Steakhouse, Fernandez created a...

  Intensity Dancers' Studio has selected young dancers, ages 5 to 8, who will be performing for multiple events in 2014 including the Taste of Miami Lakes Festival, Our Lady of the Lakes and Dade Christian carnivals in February and March. The dancers are (from left) Kayleigh Rhoden, Neyanie Linares, Isabella Bellon, Lyla Cruz, Katerina Fernandez, Katelyn Romero, Janae Rucker, Lauren Rutland, and Zoe Perez. The dancers are under the...

  Miami Lakes offers free open table tennis play at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3:30 p.m. All levels and ages are welcome to participate and the town provides paddles and balls, although participants may bring their own paddles.  “Table Tennis has been an Olympic Sport since 1988,” said Vice Mayor Manny Cid. “Bringing more awareness to the...

  Each year, a faculty council at Monsignor Pace High School goes through an extensive process that evaluates the best and brightest students on scholastic ability, strength of character, their leadership, and their dedication to service.  Those sophomore, junior, and senior students who best exemplified these qualities were accepted as the newest members to the National Honor Society, America’s oldest and most prestigious...