Main Street Live!, the series of free concerts held downtown from January through May, has ended its season.      Cultural Affairs Committee Chair Felicia Salazar says the shows will resume next winter if the town council funds them. The concerts were also presented by The Graham Companies; the Economic Development Committee and Main Street Merchants.      Fans include Julio Menendez and...

   The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust says there are more than 9,200 students who have unstable housing. Each year, with Project UP-START and The Bass Museum of Art, the Homeless Trust sponsors the Sensitivity Poster and Essay Contest.      Three students at Lawton Chiles Middle School won their category in the art portion of the contest:  1st Place: Briana Garcia Puentes, sixth grade 2nd Place: Ella...

   The Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust says there are more than 9,200 students who have unstable housing. Each year, with Project UP-START and The Bass Museum of Art, the Homeless Trust sponsors the Sensitivity Poster and Essay Contest.      Three students at Lawton Chiles Middle School won their category in the art portion of the contest:  1st Place: Briana Garcia Puentes, sixth grade 2nd Place: Ella...

     Meet Kiwi and Jules, a pair of eight-month-old parakeets who act like love birds.       The pair live together on the west side of Miami Lakes and are cared for by the Waller family: Dad Alec and kids Tate, Ashwin, Kit and Georgia.       The household includes au pair Laura Schilling, who says the birds enjoy playing with the kids.       “Sometimes...

The Cultural Affairs Committee’s annual Paint a Picture for Mom event attracted about 40 young artists on May 9 to Veterans Park in Miami Lakes. The kids, sometimes with the help of Dad, created memorable canvases for their mothers. Photos provided by Elsa Reus.