The Miami Lakes Women of Distinction Class of 2026 are many things: accomplished professionals, good citizens, mothers and in some cases, cancer warriors.      They represent the best of Miami Lakes, and the town honored them during a luncheon on March 14 at town hall.      “Today as we celebrate the amazing women in this room, I hope that we continue to inspire each other,...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closed for renovation. Patrons may visit the branch in Palm Springs North at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes.   READy, Set, Go: Storytelling Wed, April 1, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Explore how shared reading builds language development and early literacy skills. In collaboration with FIU’s Center for Children & Families. Funded by The Children’s Trust/The...

 Miami-Dade County has many programs to support small businesses and Manny Cid, asst. director for the Miami-Dade County Strategic Procurement Department, described some of them to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce on March 11.      Whether it’s helping Mom and Pop firms launch with legal, staffing and marketing advice to winning bids for county contracts, Cid, a former town mayor and council member, said there...

Alejandra Perez-Mendoza Founder, Romanicos Chocolates Coral Gables       “I love Maria Corina Machado, who is a leader from Venezuela,” Alejandra Perez-Mendoza said. “She just won the [2025] Nobel [Peace] Prize. She [perseveres] and she has been very important for 20 years.  I learned from her [to be] resilient no matter what, and keep [focusing on] your vision, no matter...

    Chela’s Cocteleria has created more reasons to stay in town to party.      The Mexican restaurant’s goal: To offer high energy, culturally relevant experiences for Miami Lakers, says Marketing Director Vanessa Martinez.      Its target audiences are Generation X-ers (born after 1965) and millenials, born between 1981 to 1996, though women in their 40s are coming for the fun,...