The Giving Gators charitable organization celebrated 70 volunteers in its Groceries4Seniors program with a luncheon at the City of Hialeah Educational Academy, or COHEA. The school also hosted the volunteers who sorted, packed and delivered bags of groceries to over 1,000 homebound elders and families in Hialeah and Miami Lakes during a 14-week shutdown in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, said Daylin Garcia, founder of Giving...

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Miami is an unincorporated community in northwest Miami-Dade County, near Miami Lakes. Sixty years ago, developers began selling lots to buyers to build their homes and several empty lots remain, said Juan C. Fernandez, a Realtor with Keller Williams Miami Lakes. Located east of Interstate 75, between Florida’s Turnpike, Miami
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Two longtime residents of Miami Lakes rented a table at the Miami Lakes Farmer's Market for a "Pride Awareness" event. Suzanne Choopani and Esther Colon organized the project that drew 25 volunteers and 70 visitors to the booth on June 26th, Choopani said. The goal was to provide information about LGBThotline.org, which serves people of all ages. “People who are struggling with their identity are especially at risk for...

Leadership in the Town of Miami Lakes Building Department will be shared by two staffers promoted to the positions Thursday after the top two officials resigned. Danny Angel is the new director of the building department, and will oversee administration and operations, including building, zoning and code enforcement, Town Manager Edward Pidermann said in a June 17th email to the town council and staff. Angel was formerly the director of...