Feb 7 Elevate Church Love Day Prayer Drive-thru Receive a short, simple prayer from volunteers without leaving your car. 6250 Miami Lakes Drive East, 9 a.m. -Noon, Free. Feb. 7 Valentine’s Painting with a Twist Hosted by the Special Needs Advisory Board, 15501 Bull Run Road. 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Register at TOML.Eventbrite.com. Feb. 7 The 8th Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival To benefit the Town Foundation and community causes....

     Finn is a 5-year-old miniature Australian Shepherd who is a pet of Aimee and Richard Hayden and their six children.       Finn has a red merle (patches of color) coat and distinctive eyes -- one has a blue iris, the other is  brown --  a condition called heterochromia.       The variation in his eyes does not affect his vision. The Haydens think he’s a wonderful...

     Flora Perez, 97, lives in Hialeah and spends a lot of time in Miami Lakes among her extended family that includes two granddaughters, six great-grandchildren and five great-great grand kids.      After she left Pinar del Rio, Cuba for Miami in 1965, Mrs. Perez worked at a Homestead farm for 80 cents an hour, her great-granddaughter Amanda Socarras said.       That led to a career in...

   Nestor Zurita & Los Robustos launched the latest Main Street Live! concert series on Jan. 16.  The Latin Jazz Fusion/Brazilian group played on the circle before an audience of all ages and prompted some to dance.      During the show and after, people enjoyed treats from restaurants in the heart of Miami Lakes. Main Street Live! is presented in part with the Town of Miami Lakes; its Economic Development...

 Money raised through the annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival has helped fund $100,000 in grants for community projects dispersed by the Miami Lakes Town Foundation over the past eight years, officials said.       For 2025-2026, the foundation awarded $11,705 in grants to a civic organization and four local schools.       The town council congratulated Festival Co-founder Lynn Matos...