March 7, 8 and 9 “A New Newer Normal” at the Main Street Playhouse The Main Street Players present the comedy-farce “A New Newer Normal” by John Mabey. Post COVID, a couple must decide what matters most: Come together or split? Curtain is at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets: $30 for adults, $25 for seniors and students. Buy tickets at the theater, at 6812 Main St., or at...

     Main Street Live! returned to Miami Lakes with the kind of free street party that used to be held in the town’s center.      The “soulful rock ‘n roll” of the Brothers of Others band prompted children to dance in front of the old oak tree the night of Feb. 21.      “This was a wonderful opportunity to spend time with the family and support our local...

Perla Tabares Hantman of Miami Lakes, who served 26 years on the Miami-Dade County School Board, died March 4. She was 88 and was surrounded by her family when she passed away at the University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, her son Michael Hantman said. A Champion for Children Tabares Hantman was a leader in education whose peers on the school board chose her as chair for an unprecedented 14 terms.   Friends...

  In the photo, celebrating the new Baptist Health Emergency Center at 15200 NW 77th Court in Miami Lakes on March 3, from left: Matthew Casamayor, chair, Economic Development Committee; Council members Ray Garcia, Steven Herzberg and Alex Sanchez; Nancy Batista-Rodriguez, Chief Executive Officer, Baptist Outpatient Services; Vicky Ruiz, Vice President, Baptist Outpatient Services; Dr. Jose Llach, Baptist Medical Director, Emergency...

Bianka Kunkar Insurance Associate, World Financial Group Miami Lakes       “The Bahamas,” Bianka Kunkar said. “The cruise was very nice, and the beach was very clean and very pretty.       “I really liked Atlantis [a resort on Paradise Island] when we went there,” she said. “There wasn’t a lot to do around [the Bahamas], but it was the best...