Miami Lakes Branch Library 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. Miami Lakes, Fla. 33014 305-822-6520 Through Dec. 6, drop off new, unwrapped toys for children of all ages, part of Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez’s toy drive. For teens, consider gift cards from bookstores, clothing stores, electronics and gaming stores. Monday, Dec. 9 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. Staff from the office of Florida Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr. available. For...

Youth Classes Archery Juniors ($) Ages 7-10 Mondays 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MLOP Ballet 1 Ages 5-7 Mondays 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MCCC Ballet 2 Ages 7-9 Mondays 5:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m. MCCC Ballet 3 Ages 9-11 Wednesdays 4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MCCC Ballet 4 Ages 11-16 Wednesdays 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. MCCC Code Explorers ($) Juniors Ages 7-9 Mondays 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MLYC Code Explorers ($) Advanced Ages 10-14 Tuesdays 6 p.m....

    In the late 1980s, legendary NFL coach Don Shula posed for photographers while standing next to a Graham Angus bull at the golf course in Miami Lakes.     Shula was also appearing with members of the Graham family to announce that the resort facilities would be called Don Shula’s Hotel & Golf Club.     Thirty years later, Shula’s namesake steakhouse in Miami Lakes -- the first in a chain...

   Who doesn’t know Magaly Rubio?     If you belong to the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, bought a house or worship at Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, chances are you’ve met the vibrant 72-year-old Realtor.     Or perhaps you know Rubio in a more private way, as someone who has benefitted from her work with the Zonta Club on behalf of women and girls who suffer from domestic violence or...

    Kick off the holiday season with two great holiday traditions: the 35th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights in Miami Lakes, and Small Business Saturday.     Both events happen during the same weekend after Thanksgiving, on Saturday, Nov. 30.      That’s when lights will brighten two blocks of Main Street in downtown Miami Lakes, which will be transformed when the famous oak tree glows...