Foreign Trade Zone approval for M. Lakes company

Business Thursday, March 31, 2016

  Miami Lakes-based Miami International Freight Solutions (MIFS), may be headquartered in the town but with the federal approval to become a Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ) operator the business the firm conducts is far-reaching.  With the FTZ approval under their belt, MIFS, a family-owned business, can provide significant financial benefits to businesses that import and export items such as products, equipment or parts, by reducing or...
  Reservations are still being accepted for the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes’ signature annual fundraiser, Black & White Wine Gala, which will take place at Shula’s Hotel in Miami Lakes on Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes Foundation, Inc. will provide proceeds from the event to benefit Casa Valentina, Lotus House, The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, and Zonta International. The Black...
  Jorge Machado Financial Professional has opened TZ Insurance and Financial Services, Inc. at 7900 N.W. 155 Street, Suite 202. Machado said that this new office will serve consumer and business clients in the community. “Opening this office enables me to help people from my own community reach their insurance and financial security goals,” he said. Machado has received the Prudential Annuities Masters Council award, and is...

Main Street Players present Stage Kiss on April 22

Community Thursday, March 31, 2016

  Stage Kiss, a hilarious comedy by Sarah Ruhl, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her acclaimed The Clean House, will hit the stage at Miami Lakes’ local theatre, the Main Street Playhouse at 6766 Main Street, from April 22 to May 15, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The play, directed by Marina Pareja of FIU and produced by Dennis Lyzniak, is the story of She and He, two actors in their mid-forties, who are...

Goleman's Izabella Hernandez on a mission to 'Help End All Litter'

Community By R.A. Romero, Miami Laker staff Thursday, March 31, 2016

  Izabella Hernandez, a self-proclaimed superhero nerd, has a cartoon version of herself  embracing a globe on cards that read: Help End All Litter. Though a lofty goal, Hernandez, a high schooler at Barbara Goleman Senior High School, is ready to do just that. Through her work with www.seemybeach.com where she would film on location for tourist attractions in Florida, Hernandez came face to face with the unfortunate reality of...
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