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...

A Miami-Dade County resolution will give a helping hand to a critically injured police officer who’s still recovering from his injuries after a motorcycle accident last month. Commissioner Barbara Jordan’s resolution, unanimously approved by colleagues, allows county employees to donate accrued annual and holiday leave time, up to a cap of $50,000, to Miami-Dade Police Major Rick Carter, who doctors had to amputate one of his...

When Miami Lakes resident Ellica Quintero, age 11, served as Mayor for the Day, she was given an opportunity to propose a new Town event.The Youth Activities Task Force adopted her proposal and the Town’s first official Ice Cream Social event to celebrate National Ice Cream Month will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Quintero, a straight A student at Our Lady of...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host a Father’s Day Fishing Tournament from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street.No experience is necessary and all equipment, including life jackets and fishing rods, will be provided. Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission representatives will also be present to teach basic fishing techniques.Residents and their children...

Mayor Manny Cid and councilmembers welcomed Sushi Bombs to Miami Lakes on June 8 with owners Daniel Dalmau and Daniela Vera and their staff. The family-owned rustic and modern new restaurant located in the Royal Oaks Shopping Center offers an array of Japanese style dishes including hibachi, teriyaki, sushi and even some Korean BBQ with a menu catering to all ages. The business offers dine-in, take-out and delivery.