The Main Street Players are ending their year with a production of the comedy “Aesop’s Fable-ous Christmas Tree.”      The show is 12 vignettes plus opening and closing scenes and will appeal to kids and their elders.       There is just one weekend left to see the production which runs through Dec. 18 at The Main Street Playhouse, 6812 Main St.      The production...

Sebastian Fernandez, Student, Miami “I hope to improve in soccer and enjoy it more,” Sebastian Fernandez, 12, said.  Javier Fernandez, Student, and Sebastian’s brother, Miami “To be mentally stronger as a soccer player,” Javier Fernandez, 11, said Brittany Angulo, Homeschool Mom, Cooper City “To continue on the homeschooling journey, for it to be smooth with...

 The Miami-Dade  County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering these online and in-person classes.       Space is limited, registration may be required.   Tai Chi for Beginners Thurs., Dec. 15, 22 11 a.m. - Noon. Learn gentle movements to increase strength, flexibility and balance.  Call 305-822-6520. Ages 19+.   Coding with RobotPets 2.0 Thurs., Dec. 15,...

Readers of The Miami Laker were invited to share special cookie recipes that they prepare for the holiday season.      Mirtha Jones of Miami Lakes is contributing a recipe she received many years ago from a friend in Decatur, Ala.      “Everybody loves them,” Jones said of the vintage  recipe that she has made since the 1970s and brings out only at this time of year.   ...

Students at the  Rilion Gracie Miami Lakes jiu-jitsu academy led the competition at the South Florida JitzKing Open in Miami on Oct. 29.      The academy said it placed first overall.     Seventeen students ages 6 - 13 demonstrated their skills in grappling, wrestling and the martial art, with some taking home more than one gold medal.      “I’m really proud of our team,...