Vendor registration is now open for the Town’s 2nd Annual Ice Cream Social celebrating National Ice Cream Month. Ice cream vendors are requested to provide ice cream and frozen treats for 100 people. This signature summer event, hosted by the Youth Activities Task Force, will also include fun entertainment for the whole family, music and more. The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 14, at Miami Lakes...

  Amaize Arepas has been popping up all over South Florida and has finally made it’s way to the Town of Miami Lakes. With current locations in Doral and Davie, Amaize continues to expand to Aventura and Sawgrass as well. A soft opening will be held the week of June 11, but the restaurant’s grand opening will be held July 21 with free meals given to the first 400 visitors from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the new location, 6700...

  Miami Lakes residents can now register for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library online. The Imagination Library is a gifting program for children from birth to age five. Each month, the Library will mail free high-quality and age-appropriate books to the home. Every child will have books of their very own, at no cost to the parents or caregivers, thanks to the Miami Lakes Education Advisory Board and Dolly Parton. The key to...

  Beginning Saturday, August 4, Miami Dade College (MDC) will extend information center hours and offer on-site registration on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, until September 8. Students will be able to meet with advisors, register for classes, explore financial aid options and pay tuition. Fall semester classes will begin August 27. MDC’s eight campuses and a major outreach center offer more than 300 academic pathways...

  David A. Armstrong was named the next president for St. Thomas University, the college’s Board of Trustees announced. Armstrong will replace outgoing President Monsignor Franklyn M. Casale, who’s retiring. Armstrong will officially take over the duties on August 1. Armstrong comes to STU from Thomas More College (TMC), a Catholic liberal arts college of the Diocese of Covington in Crestview Hills, Kentucky, where he has...