This month, Pollo Tropical in Miami Lakes tested new breakfast items for drive-thru customers. The dishes were so popular, the Windmill Gate shopping center location of the chicken fast food chain will continue offering them. Drivers can order mini ham croquettes; mini beef empanadas; a crispy chicken and Belgian waffle sandwich with syrup and breakfast bowls and wraps made with scrambled eggs, potatoes, cheese, veggies and bacon,...

Miami Lakes Branch Library6699 Windmill Gate Rd.Miami Lakes, Fla. 33014305-822-6520For Children & FamiliesCrafty Little FingersTuesdays, March 10, 17, 24 and 31, 11 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Make a variety of craft projects, as supplies last. Toddlers may need help. Registration not required.STEM SaturdayMarch 7, 10 a.m. - NoonAges 5 to 15.FIU students will dissect an eye. Movies for KidsWednesdays, March 4, 11, 18 and 25, 3 p.m. -5 p.m.March 4: “Snow...

The annual Miami Lakes Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt will be held on April 4 in Picnic Park West. The municipality and the Youth Activities Task Force are seeking sponsors to help with this “hippity-hopping” event, the town said. The Spring Fling includes an outdoor search for Easter eggs. Last year there was an egg drop from a helicopter before a massive crowd. The Easter Bunny was to appear, and face painting, pony rides,...

Miami Lakes Branch Library6699 Windmill Gate Rd.Miami Lakes, Fla. 33014305-822-6520For Children & FamiliesCrafty Little FingersTuesday, Feb. 2511 a.m.-11:30 a.m.Make a variety of craft projects, as supplies last. Toddlers may need help. Registration not required.Movies and stories for KidsWednesday, Feb. 26 3 p.m. -5 p.m.“Norm of the North” (PG)Talking is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing For Toddlers In English and Spanish/en Dos IdiomasThursdays,...

The Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta has appointed Rajinder P. Singh to its Board of Governors’ Federal Advisory Council. Singh, 49, of Miami and New York, is chairman, president and chief executive officer of BankUnited Inc., which is headquartered in Miami Lakes. The council has 12 banking industry executives who each represent a Federal Reserve district. It meets several times a year to advise the board of governors. “It...