JetStream Financial Credit Union of Miami Lakes hosted seven students from local schools to participate in its 2024 Future Financial Professional Summer Intern Program.        For four weeks, the students learned from institutions including the Center for Financial Training, Miami-Dade County Public Schools and JetStream.      They acquired professional skills and were trained in financial products and...

he Miami Lakes chapter of Business Networking International, the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the town’s Economic Development Committee gathered for a party on July 25th at El Pimiento Restaurant in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center. During the social, business owners mingled and enjoyed tapas (small bites) from the menu of Spanish dishes.  --Alexandra Herrera. Photos courtesy of Tico Casamayor.

 Campers at Miami Lakes Athletic Club celebrated the Paris Olympics with their own games at the  Miami Lakes gym. Four teams made banners and wore colors from the flags of the United States, Italy, Colombia and the Dominican Republic during a parade of nations.       The games began with athletes holding their flags and inflatable torches. The campers’ tribute to international competition happened in...

A troubled intersection in the heart of Miami Lakes has new barriers to protect residents from out-of-control vehicles.       Several crashes have crumbled the walls that surround the Loch Isle community at the northwest corner of Miami Lakes Drive and Miami Lakeway North.        In June, the Town of Miami Lakes completed installation of 15 green bollards that wrap around the...

Drivers using Miami Lakes Drive may have noticed workers installing new traffic lights at the intersection of Northwest 79th Court.       The work was nearing completion in early August, with the lights installed and new street signs for Bob Graham Parkway.       The traffic lights will help courteous drivers who get cut off near the intersection by commuters destined for Bob Graham Education...