Though Nayib Hassan has never served in the U.S. military, he said America can do more to honor soldiers and veterans for putting their lives on the line each day for their country. After running in the Boston Marathon this year, the Miami Lakes resident broached an idea which allows residents to show their appreciation for soldiers stationed abroad and bring economic development to Miami Lakes as well. Hassan, chairman of the Miami...

  JetStream Federal Credit Union, headquartered in Miami Lakes, welcomed three high school students from the Future Bankers’ Camp program for he 2018 summer season. “The employees at JetStream have been afforded the great opportunity to invest in the future of our community through training and educating these young and vibrant individuals,” said Davena Dunn, JetStream’s Employee Development Specialist. “It...

  Originally from Cuba, Nilo Ventura Sr. moved to New Jersey, then Palm Springs North and eventually made his way to Miami Lakes in 1977 with his wife Honorinda and two kids, Nilo Jr. and Hector Ventura. For over 40 years, Ventura Sr. has been an active member of the community. He began coaching in Optimist Park while his two sons were part of the baseball team, and he was also on the board for five years, working alongside Jack McCall....

  Located at 5960 Miami Lakes Drive, Safari LTD. has been a family-owned toy company since 1982. Beginning with Bernard and Rosemarie Rubel, Safari was founded on the principal of providing children with “toys that teach.” Inherited by their daughter and then their grandchild, Safari has grown alongside the family that operates it. Rubel’s grandchild Alexandre Pariente and his wife Christina now run the business...

  Since the shooting massacre at Stoneman Douglas High School, which took the lives of 17 students and teachers in February, Miami Lakes’ elected voices and residents have been scrambling for solutions to prevent gun violence among students at area schools. And with the start of the new school year less than two weeks away, Miami-Dade Public Schools police and Miami Lakes police departments have developed a plan in an effort to...