Former Miami Lakes mayor Michael Pizzi amended his lawsuit against the town following a recent court’s decision to dismiss the litigation in which he’s seeking about $3 million in attorney’s fees from his criminal trial on federal public corruption charges in 2014.It’s the third amended complaint that Pizzi’s lawyers filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court since he sued Miami Lakes in 2015.The court gave Pizzi 20 days...

The Holiday Makeover event at the Spa at Shula’s, 15150 Bull Run Road in Miami Lakes, is scheduled to take place on Thursday, December 14, from 5 to 8 p.m. To RSVP, call 305-820-8146. Mini facials with Eminence Organic Skin Care products, hairstyling with Aveda products, and makeup with Jane Iredale products will be offered. The first 50 customers will receive a free Spa Swag Bag. A portion of all purchases will be donated to...

Veteran Miami-Dade County Communicator Griselle Marino recently received two important distinctions from Florida International University (FIU) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).FIU’s School of Journalism featured Marino as a notable alumna in its segment called Alumni Spotlights, which highlighted her Emmy awards, prominent interviews with world leaders and a “storied career which has landed her jobs in TV news...

The Main Street Players present Iphigenia in Aulis in early December, the first show of the 2017-2018 season and the second MSP production performed entirely in Spanish. Where does political ambition have limits and how far can man reach to achieve them? Perhaps, even sacrificing a child? Are reflection and reasoned judgment worthy, or are men always the prey of their destiny? The last of the surviving works by the playwright Euripides,...

In an effort to expedite a $4 million overhaul project for Miami Lakes Optimist Park and win back residents who use  recreation facilities in Doral, Weston and Pembroke Pines, the Town Council was presented with three different finance proposals to supplant the pay-as-you go plan including a private partnership with a major athletic supplier company.  Although an agreement with a lighting vendor to cover a portion of the cost by...