Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez was briefly in the doghouse at Zen Canine Club during a ribbon cutting party on Aug. 13. With him is business co-founder Katherine Del Pino and her Dachshund Jelly Bean. She and co-owner Jose Del Pino started the dog day care-boarding-grooming business that also offers obedience classes and Reiki energy healing, at 15512 NW 77th Court in Royal Oaks Plaza.       The...

    Barbara Goleman Senior High School Senior Christopher Prophete, 17, of Miami, in the first photo, participated in a summer Seminar for Top Engineering Prospects, or STEP program at Purdue University.       Students learned core engineering skills, including physics, programming, 3D modeling and robotics; team-based challenges to tackle real-world problems, which ended with a design competition; learned...

     BNI Lakes Connect, the second chapter of the international networking organization to open in Miami Lakes, celebrated their formation with a ribbon cutting ceremony at Chela’s Cocteleria in Miami Lakes on Sept. 4. Business professionals have multiple places to make contacts and look for business opportunities: BNI Lakes Connect; BNI Miami Lakes and the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, who all sponsor training, events...

      Organizations with ties to Miami Lakes are sponsoring events in September to encourage women’s health and fight breast cancer.      On Sept. 21, the Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative will host its 9th Annual Pink Walk at Miami Dade College North Campus, 11380 NW 27th Ave., Miami, FL 33167.       There is a $40 registration fee. Registration begins at 6 a.m.,...

The Public Safety Committee hosted its first coffee at Fire Station 64 in Miami Lakes on Aug. 16. Residents learned about firefighting skills and met fire rescue professionals and the Venom One Response Unit, who taught them about reptiles. Sparky, the department’s mascot, greeted visitors to the station at 15324 NW 77th Court. Bon Vivant Charcuterie and Gourmet Market, Kona Ice and La Cafetera 305 served snacks and coffee....