Strive 305 Hub and podcast boost businesses

Featured By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, February 4, 2026

     Marcela Munera and Mary Varona launched Mama’s Cakes in December, and after appearing on Miami-Dade County’s Strive 305 podcast, an opportunity arose.      “We’re in conversations with...

Town Topics: What is your hope for the New Year?

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, January 2, 2026

       Patricia Gonzalez  President, Hemisphere Title Company Miami Lakes      “I would love for everyone to just breathe,” said Patricia Gonzalez. “Relax and breathe and things will happen naturally. Sometimes in life, decisions, if you try to force it, it won’t happen. Be positive all the time, and things will happen naturally.”     ...

Goleman student signs with FSU Football

Sports By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, January 2, 2026

  Darryl “Tre” Bell, III, 18, signed with the Florida State University football program in December. Bell, of Miami, attends Barbara Goleman Senior High School, Class of 2026.       The Seminoles’ head football coach Mike Norvell visited the Miami Lakes campus in October to meet with Bell, a safety who is known for his ability to play both defense and offense on the field. During a signing rally...

Reindeer Run to benefit veterans draws 100s of fit folks

Sports By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, January 2, 2026

     The 2025 Reindeer Run 5K presented by Headquarter Toyota drew 565 runners and walkers to Business Park West on Dec. 13. Racers took off to the sounds of the Hialeah Gardens High School marching band, conducted by Joshua Guzman, a military veteran. The Veterans Committee and Chair William Perez organized the event. Veterans Committee member Judy Farcus Serra, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for...

Pets of Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, January 2, 2026

Sourdough the Goldendoodle is a go anywhere, do anything kind of pup.     He lives with the Senra family - Tania, Luis and their sons Sebastian, 13, and Lucas, 12 - and they take him everywhere.       He’s been photographed aboard a boat in the Florida Keys; in the family’s golf cart during jaunts around Miami Lakes; he joins the school carpool rides and frolics in the backyard, where he recently...

Toy drives deliver holiday cheer

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Friday, January 2, 2026

    Residents, attendees at the Festival of Lights, customers of the Mayor’s Cafe and employees of The Graham Companies donated hundreds of toys for kids that the Giving Gators charity distributed this holiday season.       Shown in the first photo at The Graham Companies in Miami Lakes, from left, Giving Gators Board Member Emily Garcia and Co-Founder Daylin Garcia, The Graham Companies Accountant,...
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