Resilience Orthopedics celebrated the opening of the practice in Miami Lakes in June with a ribbon-cutting party at their suite at 16430 NW 59th Ave.       Shown from left: Councilman Steven Herzberg; Matthew Casamayor, chair, Economic Development Committee; Ray Palacios, president, Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce; owner Guiselle Ponce and daughter Mackenzie Benitez;  Councilman Ray Garcia; Ponce’s husband...

Taryn Lovely Chef and Assistant Manager BJ Hibachi Cuisine Food Truck Miami Gardens “My first time seeing [my son] play in the band at the football game,” Taryn Lovely said.  “Just to see him, how he handled those drums.” Bryan Morera Attorney Vice Mayor Town of Miami Lakes Miami Lakes “Being part of the high school baseball team and getting the opportunity to see my friends...

Madeleine and Juan Carlos Gonzalez never expected to have pets because they were raising two children and like to travel.      But when a stray mama cat decided their backyard was a good place to bear her kittens, Tigger Garfield joined the family in 2007, followed by Celia a year later. The litters stopped after the couple took the mama cat to be spayed.      “We never knew we were cat people until...

 The Garrison Taproom & Billiards on Main Street and BNI Hialeah, BNI Miami Lakes and BNI Lakes Connects; the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and the Miami Lakes Economic Development Committee hosted business professionals for a networking party on July 30. Shown above, from left: BNI Lakes Connects members Attorney Isabella Falcon, EPGD Business Law,  Katherine Puig, C.P.A., Sharff, Wittmer, Kurtz, Jackson and Diaz, P.A. and...

Ocean Bank is continuing its 33-year tradition of financial support for educators in Miami-Dade County public schools through The Education Fund, which provides free classroom supplies.      The bank is increasing its annual contribution to the Fund to $125,000 for the next four years, it said in a media release.           The Ocean Bank Center for Educational Materials administered by the...