BankUnited employees recently gathered at the company?s headquarters in Miami Lakes to celebrate the bank?s tenth anniversary with a barbecue cookout. BankUnited chairman, president and CEO Rajinder P. Singh welcomed employees as part of a week of festivities marking the company?s accomplishments. Singh (far right) is pictured with Cristina di Mauro, senior executive vice president, commercial line of business executive; Ray Barbone,...

The Miami-Dade County Commission approved a measure co-designating a portion of N.W. 87 Avenue between N.W. 170 and 186 Streets “Sergeant Larry E. Marrero Drive.Marrero, a Miami Beach police officer and Palm Springs North resident, passed away on November 29, 2018, after he suffered a heart attack while participating in his agency’s physical fitness program. Posthumously, Marrero was subsequently promoted from the rank of detective to...

Born and raised in Miami Lakes, Bryan Benaiges, a Barbara Goleman Senior High School (Goleman) Alumni and 2014 class Valedictorian recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), in Atlanta, Georgia. He completed his studies as Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering.During his summers in Georgia Tech he completed a successful study abroad program in The University of Limerick, Ireland. He was...

Don’t forget, Miami Spa Month is still in full swing until August 31. Relax and get your massages before the specials are over. For a list of all participating spas visit www.miamiandbeaches.com/offers/temptations/miami-spa-months.

Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8) says goodbye to long time Miami Lakes resident and teacher, Suzanne M. Choopani who retired this June after 35 years of service with Miami Dade County Public Schools. A former high school Spanish teacher, she began teaching in the bilingual program at Henry M. Flagler Elementary School. Shortly after receiving her Masters degree in Reading from Florida International University, she became a curriculum coordinator...