Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host the 14th annual Fourth of July Concert and Fireworks Show on Tuesday, July 4, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The fun-filled event for the whole family will feature live entertainment, food trucks, and more, followed by the spectacular fireworks presentation.Sponsored by The Graham Companies, headliner for this year’s concert is South...

At the June 6 Town Council meeting, council members gave their unanimous final approval to amend the town’s future land use map, plat and site plans, and rezoning plans to make way for a 220-unit age-restricted Senior Housing Village adult community along with an Assisted Living Facility and Skilled Nursing Facility in partnership with Miami Jewish Health Systems. Lawmakers gave The Graham Companies the green light to build the...

Miami Lakes Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez recently completed the FBI Citizens Academy program and demonstrated a commitment to the FBI mission.Rodriguez, a Coral Gables firefighter, was honored for his achievement at the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation Division on June 1.“I’m truly thankful to the men and women of the FBI Miami Division,” Rodriguez said. “A great experience, gained some...

Haydee Sera, a past president of the Miami Lakes Bar Association, was recently recognized as a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by the Hispanic National Bar Association.Sera, an associate at the law firm of Weiss, Serota, and Bierman, was honored during the annual Corporate Counsel Conference at the InterContinental Miami.The three-day program included hundreds of attorneys, judges and law students and featured Continuing Legal Education panels on...

Behind glass at the newly opened Frosty’s Nitrogen Yogurt and Ice Cream Lab are two mannequins clad in white lab coats with clipboards in hand, positioned facing the 8,000 pound liquid nitrogen steel tank that chills yogurt and milk down to an icy 321 degrees to create nitrogen ice cream. The giant tank was lowered gingerly into the shop through a hole cut in the ceiling, but it seems that was the most difficult part of getting...