Chances are if you have seen Bringas & Sons’ advertisement for their plumbing business in the pages of The Miami Laker, you’ve noticed one of their service vans pass by in town, too.       A giant red pipe wrench in Bringas & Sons’ logo stands out on the side of their white vans, along with their slogan, “Plumbing runs in the family.”     ...

     Rob Waterfield is a part-time first tee starter at Miami Lakes Golf Club and on Aug. 16, he worked a rare morning shift.  He was struck by the “rosy dawn sky” that was reflected in a lake on the course and got out his iPhone.       “It was just the way the sky looked, then and there,” Waterfield said.      The waterway is between the #2 and #4 tee boxes,...

    Students attending high schools in the Miami Lakes area may benefit from new scholarships to Miami Dade College that are funded by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce. During the Chamber’s Aug. 10 luncheon, leaders presented a $2,000 check to the school, which represents four, $500 scholarships, Chamber President Fred Senra said. The Chamber board wanted to give back to the community, and the business boosters created the...

Yecenia Martinez, principal at Bob Graham Education Center in Miami Lakes, greets student Kioja Turner on Aug. 17, the first day of school.

Photo courtesy of the school. 

Denise Rodriguez Miami Lakes President, The Force Group mortgage company      “We will be in the Keys, boating, playing corn hole and spending time with friends and family,” Denise Rodriguez said.  “We have a house down there [in the] Key Largo, Islamorada area.”  David Martin Miami Lakes Mortgage Coordinator, The Force Group mortgage company   ...