Nestor Zurita & Los Robustos launched the latest Main Street Live! concert series on Jan. 16.  The Latin Jazz Fusion/Brazilian group played on the circle before an audience of all ages and prompted some to dance.      During the show and after, people enjoyed treats from restaurants in the heart of Miami Lakes. Main Street Live! is presented in part with the Town of Miami Lakes; its Economic Development...

 Money raised through the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival has helped fund $100,000 in grants for community projects dispersed by the Miami Lakes Town Foundation over the past eight years, officials said.       For 2025-2026, the foundation awarded $11,705 in grants to a civic organization and four local schools.       The town council congratulated Festival Co-founder Lynn Matos...

     Marcela Munera and Mary Varona launched Mama’s Cakes in December, and after appearing on Miami-Dade County’s Strive 305 podcast, an opportunity arose.      “We’re in conversations with a huge account, an elite VIP hotel,” Munera said. “We are so excited about opportunities that are coming our way.”      Strive 305 is a hub for anything a budding...

Miami-Dade County will accept undecorated Christmas trees for recycling at one of 12 Trash and Recycling centers or the Home Chemical Collection Center in Doral.       The Doral facility is at 8801 NW 58th St., open Wed. - Sun., 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. The Palm Springs North Trash and Recycling Center is at 7870 NW 178th St. It’s open daily from 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.      There will also be curbside...

The Town of Miami Lakes and the ETC Institute, an independent consulting firm, are polling residents for their opinions about what it’s like to live here.  Some property owners have received surveys mailed to their homes.     If you didn’t receive one, there is also an opportunity to respond online.  The questions are about the town’s quality of life and where improvements may be...