July 3 through Aug. 30  Play Program at the Miami Lakes Youth Center. The Miami Lakes Parks and Recreation Department has launched a new membership program for kids 5 - 13 at The Spot.  Kids can enjoy ping pong, air hockey, board games and more engaging activities under the watch of supervised staff.  Once children are members, they’re welcome to go to the center and enjoy the activities. Parents can sign...

     Say hello to Charlie! The 4-year-old “Morkie” is a mix of Yorkshire Terrier and Maltese. He lives in Miami Lakes with Samantha Tamayo and her husband Alex Pabon.      Charlie weighs just 15 pounds, but in his heart, he’s a fierce protector of his home.      “He wants to be a guard dog,” Tamayo said. “But when the big dogs come up to him, he wants...

      The Miami Lakes Athletic Club hosted the Summer Rhythmic Gymnastics Show and awards ceremony on June 7. The program featured solo performances and young athletes on seven teams. Instruction is led by Ana Roche, a member of the Cuban Rhythmic Gymnastics Olympic Team at age 14 before she arrived in the United States. Photos courtesy of the Athletic Club.  

     Golfers took to the links on June 19 to support several local charities during the inaugural Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament.       The contest at the Miami Lakes Golf Club raised $4,000, which will benefit The Arc of South Florida, Angel’s Reach Foundation Inc., GiGi’s Playhouse; 4Kids Miami and The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes, according to Chamber President Fred...

     The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee held its annual Father Day’s Fishing Tournament on June 22 at Graham Dairy Lake. Bad weather forced postponement of the event for a week but that didn’t deter fathers and their kids from dropping lines into the water along Oak Lane.       Twenty-five fish were caught during the catch and release tournament, the committee said. Prizes -- medals...