Nov. 13 Miami Lakes Garden Club Bunco lunch. Join the Garden Club for buffet lunch and a game of Bunco, with prizes. Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 NW 82nd Ave. 12:30 p.m. $6. Nov. 14 Seizure Recognition & First Aid Training by Epilepsy Alliance Florida Learn to recognize seizures and learn first aid. Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. 11 a.m. Free.  Nov. 16, 23, 30 Miami Lakes Farmers Market The Florida Marketplace...

     The merchants on Main Street hosted a second annual night of Halloween fun for families on Oct. 25. The revelry included photo opportunities at Quest Martial Arts Academy, LMG Mane and BB’s Bakehouse; face painting and a balloon artist on stilts at LMG Mane. Stores hosted 17 candy stops; My Gym Miami Lakes held a freeze dance challenge; Acai Express put on a zombie race; Pizza Scene and Amazonia Nikkei held ring toss...

   The Town of Miami Lakes honored Gary Cardenas for his years of service to the community by naming a pavilion for him in Veterans Park.      Cardenas, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, lives in Palm Springs North.       He is a school crossing guard in Miami Lakes and is a supervisor in the program. He volunteers on two town committees: the Veterans Committee and the Mental Health Task Force,...

   The 2024 Mayor’s Gala with the theme “Last Night in Paris” brought French flair and black tie to the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main on Sept. 28 and raised $44,612 for the town’s Special Needs Advisory Board. Vida Custom Designs donated an additional $530, amounts announced during the Oct. 29 council meeting.            Residents danced, sipped drinks and bid in auctions for art...

      Kona the Golden Retriever is the ambassador at Graham Park.      The 6-month-old puppy who lives in town with Taylor Ariko and her fiancé Collin Walker loves to make friends at the picturesque green space that is in the center of downtown.      “Kona loves running in the grass at the park and saying hello to everyone she sees,” Ariko said. “The neighbors have been so...