The third annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival drew a large crowd to Miami Lakes Optimist Park on Feb. 29. A celebration of community, the festival’s theme can be summed up in co-organizer Lynn Matos’ motto, “Be Kind, Drink Wine.” Proceeds from the event, for which 1,000 tickets were sold, fund the education-oriented projects of the Miami Lakes Town Foundation. Restauranteur Giuseppe Zuozo and Matos, a Realtor, founded the...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are accepting applications for The Graham Companies Scholarship, to be presented by the firm. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. Applications must be submitted to town hall by March 31. The Education Advisory Board will select two recipients, and the winners may be announced at the April 21...

Veterans in northwest Miami-Dade County and southwest Broward County can save trips to Hialeah or downtown Miami to get guidance about benefits. A satellite office was opened March 2 at Miami Lakes town hall.The office, at 6601 Main St., will be open the first and third Mondays of each month, from 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pedro P. Fiallo, 75, a veteran and member of the Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, said the new office will be more...

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...