The “Summer Strings” concert presented by the Cultural Affairs Committee and performed by Music for America at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church drew more than 135 fans of classical music on Aug. 16. The performing artists are from Italy, France, Cuba, Ukraine, Poland, Venezuela and the United States.       Front row, from left: Councilman Ray Garcia; Cultural Affairs Committee...

Adrian Morales Jr.  Senior, Gators Linebacker,  Barbara Goleman Senior High School  Miramar      “I think we might break into the playoffs, but I don’t think deeper than that,” Adrian Morales Jr. said.  “I think we have a young team. We’re building this year and getting everything together.”  Adrian Morales  Training...

Sept. 4 Book Talk with Christina Diaz Gonzalez The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host Attorney and award-winning author of “The Red Umbrella,” “A Thunderous Whisper;” “Moving Target,” “Concealed;” “Invisible: A Graphic Novel,” and “The Bluest Sky” at Miami Lakes Town Hall. “The Red Umbrella” describes the journey of a girl, 14, who escapes Cuba...

     House Bill No. 711 began as an idea from Dr. Tamara Moodie, principal of South Florida Autism Charter School: Creation of a public emergency notice about missing children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, similar to the Amber Alert for endangered kids or the Silver Alert for lost elders.       Moodie thought about the parents of her students who worry that their child could get hit by a car...

  The Main Street Players will host a fall workshop for young thespians between the ages of seven and 17. The students will produce and perform “Annie Jr.” during Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, at the playhouse. “Annie Jr.” is an abridged version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show about a Depression-era orphan who escapes a miserable life in an orphanage and finds a new...