JetStream Federal Credit Union won three awards at the annual Access Softek Client Conference held Sept. 16 in Chicago.      The prizes were from digital banking industry partners who recognized the Miami Lakes firm for its innovative digital banking; member engagement and financial flexibility, the company said. Also celebrated were the 76-year-old financial cooperative’s creative marketing...

    This is Bella! A proud mother of 9 puppies that are growing up in the area, she is a 5-year-old Goldendoodle who lives with Javier and Odalis Felciano in Miami Lakes.      Bella has many talents, the couple reports.      She is a champion wrangler of iguanas.       “She brings them and drops them, and we’ll pick them up,” Javier Feliciano said....

     Tickets for the Miami Lakes Food and Wine Festival go on sale Nov. 1.      Those looking to sip, stroll and enjoy an evening of fun at Miami Lakes Optimist Park on Feb. 1 can buy wrist bands to attend the popular event that funds grants issued by the Miami Lakes Town Foundation.     The grants support education and community projects in Miami Lakes.      ...

     Miami Lakes has another Eagle Scout: Justin Correa, 17, a member of Boy Scout Troop 529B.       The son of Rebecca and Julio Correa, Justin is the second family member to reach that goal: his sister Julianna earned the Eagle Scout rank in 2022.      In the library at Barbara Goleman Senior High School on Oct. 18, Justin presented the last of four projects he completed to relatives...

     Five candidates – three running for mayor of Miami Lakes, and two seeking a council seat – gave voters a chance to compare their platforms during a forum organized by Miami Lakes Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo on Oct. 17 and presented by the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and Miami Lakes Bar Association.      Moderator and resident Alex Penelas, a former mayor of Miami-Dade County, led discussions...