Mayte Planas  Nurse  Unincorporated Miami-Dade County      “I love Miami Lakes because it really feels like a close-knit community, neighbors know each other and look out for one another,” Mayte Planas wrote in an email.  “The neighborhoods are beautiful, especially during Christmas when everyone decorates and the whole town lights up. The small businesses are always welcoming to...

Dec. 18 Menorah Lighting on Main Street with Chabad Miami Lakes. Main Street at the fountain, 6 p.m. Free. Dec. 19 Holiday Senior Party Hosted by the Elderly Affairs Committee. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave. 12 p.m. - 3 p.m. Event is full Dec. 20 FLOW at Town Hall Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez and Florida Licensing on Wheels mobile service to renew driver’s licenses, IDs, vehicle...

     The Miami-Dade Public Schools’ District 4 Board Office hosted an event the weekend of Nov. 15 to benefit the Share Your Heart organization and families in need.      Students from 30 schools prepared Thanksgiving baskets for more than 250 families, the district said.      Students -- including members of six Key Clubs from Hialeah Senior High School, American Senior High School,...

      Who has more holiday spirit than Toby, 3, a Golden Retriever from Miami Lakes?       Toby lives with Melissa and Luis Martinez and their baby girl Emma, 8 months.      Residents may have seen the 105-pound boy at Town Hall, where he has visited his “uncle,” Deputy Town Clerk Alexis Martinez.      And he is a perfect “big brother” to...

     Members of the Miami Lakes Golf Club are participating in a new plan to encourage kids to embrace the game.      For the first time in the club’s history, 10% of members’ annual dues were given to the First Tee Miami youth golf program.       First Tee Miami is based at the historic course, which underwent a $12.5 million renovation by owners The Graham Companies and...