Northwest 87th Avenue between 154 and 162 streets will be open by next year and westside Miami Lakes residents who own natural gas hybrid cars may not have to leave home in the future to gas up.During a town hall meeting on November 5 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, repesentatives from Miami-Dade Public Works and Acosta Tractors, the contractors opening up the roadway to alleviate traffic and unite residents on the...

Eddie Rodriguez, broker/owner of RE/MAX Unique Realty and RE/MAX Realty 1 extended congratulations to two of his agents. Shelley McKenzie placed in the top 100 Residential Agents in RE/MAX for the months of August and September; and Fernando Arencibia placed in the Top 25 of Commercial Agents for the month of September.

Lotus Body Care Spa is now open and accepting clients for massage therapy that aims to relieve stress through a variety of massage methods at affordable prices.Lotus Body Care Spa offers a combination of hot stone, deep tissue, and Chinese tuina massage styles and foot baths and massages in sets of 30, 60 and 90 minutes. Prices range from $20 to $190.Massages are offered with one or two massage therapists, commonly known as "four hands"...

The Express Employment Professionals office in Miami Lakes will host a “Pay It Forward Hiring Drive” to put 50 unemployed individuals to work this holiday season.The goal of the drive is to help give encouragement and purpose to as many job seekers as possible by providing them the opportunity to earn at least a week’s worth of pay and help provide for their families during the holidays.For each new worker put to work during...

The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes has chosen Carol Wyllie, executive vice president of The Graham Companies, as the recipient of its 2013-2014 Community Service Award.Wyllie is no stranger to service in Miami Lakes. She sits on multiple community development boards and committees, including the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce, Miami-Dade Library Advisory Board, The Education Fund, and the Sports Society.Her past services include membership in...