The 19th Annual Corey for St. Jude Golf Tournament to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital raised $72,000 this year during play Oct. 10 at the Miami Lakes Golf Club. The tournament is named for child cancer survivor Corey Sticco. The hospital in Memphis, Tenn. serves children with cancer, and it does not charge families for treatment, travel, housing or food while their loved ones are receiving...

     Construction of the long-awaited mixed-use community called South Pointe is about to begin.      Three four-story buildings will rise along the southern bank of Graham Dairy Lake in Miami Lakes.      The complex will have ground-floor retailers at 8205 Commerce Way in Miami Lakes and 179 apartments on three floors above.      “We’re excited about getting...

If you can’t make it to Broadway in New York City this fall to see the Pulitzer-Prize-winning drama “Topdog/Underdog,” you can catch a production in Miami Lakes, thanks to the Main Street Players. In the third show of the season, the cast tackles the Suzan-Lori Parks play directed by Carey Brianna Hart. It tells the story of Booth and Lincoln, two brothers who are navigating mountains of generational trauma after being...

     Boy Scout Troop 566 recently earned merit badges and certifications during a trip to Camp Rainey Mountain in Georgia. The troop, chartered by Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church, is hosting a Oct. 11 recruiting event at the parish hall for boys and girls ages 11 to 17 to learn about scouting and upcoming activities such as camping at the Space Center and in the Keys; rock climbing, water skiing and more. It begins at...

     The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s next guest speaker will be Jorge Arrizurieta, president of Americano Media.      Arrizurieta’s company runs a Spanish-language news website and app.   He’ll speak Oct. 12 at Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, 6842 Main St. Networking begins at 11:30 a.m.      The business group’s speaker on Sept. 14 was Lazaro...