The Main Street Merchants present the 6th annual Taste of Miami Lakes Festival, scheduled for Saturday, February 22, along Main Street. The annual outdoor family festival will kick off at 11 a.m. The event will feature a kids zone with face painting, a bounce house, snacks, center stage with all day entertainment, giveaways and raffles, and 60-70 vendors featuring great food and arts and crafts. A percentage of the proceeds will be donated...

  Miami-Dade County Animal Services and the Hotel Indigo Miami Lakes invite the public to a Canine Cocktail Happy Hour from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 20. Hotel Indigo is located at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Participants will enjoy a “happy yappy” hour with complementary hors d’oeuvres, Cutest Couple Contest, and Doggie Bag Café organic dog treats for their furry best friends. There will also be pets...

Rosa Nell Hammer will turn 95 this year on October 2. To celebrate, she’d like nothing better than to sell another home.Hammer has already sold thousands of single-famliy homes and condominiums in the Miami Lakes and Hialeah neighborhoods since launching her real estate career 47 years ago. “I love getting up in the morning and going to work,” said Hammer, a broker-associate with The Keyes Company’s Miami Lakes...

The Miami Lakes Bar Association swore in its new officers and board of directors at the Don Shula Hotel on Thursday, January 30. Attorney and former Miami Lakes Town Council candidate,  Lorenzo Cobiella, was elected president. “I am honored that my peers elected me president and entrusted me to lead the Miami Lakes Bar for this coming year,” said Cobiella. “During my tenure, I will focus on three main objectives...

  On Tuesday, February 25, the Town of Miami Lakes will host the Beacon Council and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. for a small business workshop. The free event, open to new and existing businesses, will be held at Miami Lakes Government Center, 6601 Main Street, from 7:45 to 10 a.m. Aimed at promoting economic development, the workshop will feature such topics as Building a Business Plan, Accessing Financial Resources,...