The Greater Miami & The Beaches Hotel Association honored employees of Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, the Miami Lakes Athletic Club and the Miami Lakes Golf Club during the 26th Annual Inn Key Awards Luncheon held June 6 at the Hilton Miami Downtown. The staffers work in the hospitality division of The Graham Companies, which owns those properties. The employees are the faces of the company and were recognized by it and the...

    To treat your father or favorite man this Father’s Day, I’ve created a picnic menu that can be put together with ease. These dishes -- Beer Braised Pork Sliders, Mexican Tangy Coleslaw, Tomato & Black Bean Quinoa Salad and Double Chocolate Crinkle Cookies --  have flavors that are sure to please the whole family and your guests.      The delicious cookie recipe is by Sally’s...

    The Town of Miami Lakes said it successfully completed its annual financial audit for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2021.      The audit by a licensed independent certified public accounting firm is required per state statute, the town said.      Garcia, Espinosa, Miyares, Rodriguez, Trueba & Co., LLC conducted it this year.      The town has submitted the 2021 audit to...

     Lawton Chiles Middle School student Telisa Gaviria was a finalist in the Dranoff 2 Piano Foundation’s 2022 Piano Slam, held in April at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami.       Telisa was in the sixth grade and was one of eight students representing middle schools in Miami-Dade County Public Schools.        The Piano Slam is a program that combines classical music, creative...

     In April, Solange Perez was an eighth-grade student at Lawton Chiles Middle School when she won Honorable Mention in the Blue Ribbon Poster Contest.       The art competition was hosted by Amigos for Kids at the art gallery at the Hialeah campus of Miami Dade College.      The winning posters were displayed at an awards ceremony on April 22 and the young artists, families and...