It’s that most wonderful time of year – for bad guys and gals.While we’re out shopping and visiting with family and friends during the holidays, we can be vulnerable to people who want to prey upon us.But it doesn’t have to be that way.“Your involvement in crime prevention allows us to better serve your community,” Miami-Dade Police Major Javier Ruiz said.Ruiz leads the agency’s Miami Lakes department and offered tips that residents can use...

Kelley Kronenberg Attorneys at Law supported the Giving Gators non-profit in its meal drive for 120 families at Thanksgiving. Students at 13 schools in Miami-Dade County received complete, traditional meals, including turkeys, to take home. Contributions by the lawyers and staffers were represented in a $1,200 check presented to the charity on Dec. 11.Present were Giving Gators Founder Daylin Garcia; Karen Gilmartin, partner and chief legal...

Julio Jogaib, chief information officer at BankUnited in Miami Lakes, was named Financial Innovator of the Year.The recognition came Nov. 14 during an industry conference held at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.Jogaib, right, of Cooper City, was honored by the Millennium Alliance of New York at its Digital Enterprise CIOTransformation Assembly.Jogaib is responsible for information technology operations at the bank.One of his most...

HistoryCelebration Point is a condominium community built by The Graham Companies in the mid-1980s that is on the east side of Miami Lakes.Located at 15549 Miami Lakeway North, it is a triangular shaped property that points east toward a 60-acre lake.There are 434 units spread among 22 gold painted buildings that are two or three stories tall.The property’s 13 acres are nestled beneath mature oak trees. It is near several schools and is just...

At the 64 Squares Foundation Tournament in Doral on Dec. 7, chess teams from Mater Lakes Academy and Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy competed to win or place in their divisions.As part of the 2019-2020 Grand Prix Series, students from Jose Marti took first place in the K-12 division that day.Pictured above, left to right are Jose Marti MAST 6-12 Academy Principal Jose Enriquez; Manuel Oliva; Brandon Medina; Richard Amaro; Jose Garcia; Dennis...