Live theater is returning to Main Street in Miami Lakes. This summer and fall, the Main Street Players will present two plays. It will also offer a summer theater camp for kids. The Children’s Theater Workshop is for campers ages 7 to 13, and runs for three weeks, from July 26th through August 13th. Teacher Jeannette Martos-Galup will help develop students’ performance skills as they work together in an ensemble, the...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee is presenting the annual Father’s Day Fishing Tournament for residents on Saturday, June 19. Anglers should arrive at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 NW 162nd St. between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. to pick up a bucket with bait, an oxygen tablet and an official ruler provided by One Stop Marine in Miami Gardens. Reserve your kit online. Fish must be caught within town...

The Town of Miami Lakes is working to enhance pedestrian safety and encourage bicycle and scooter riding for residents with road improvements and new rental programs. The council unanimously approved an ordinance on June 8th to regulate “dock-less-mobility devices” such as bicycles or scooters equipped with or without seats that work via cellphone apps. The bikes and scooters will not have docking stations. Residents may...

The mission of Zonta International and its local chapter in Miami Lakes is to advance the status of women and girls, support female education and fight human trafficking. In May, members of The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes donated clothing and gift cards to the State Attorney’s Closet, which supplies victims of sexual or human trafficking with items they may need. The project is by Katherine Fernandez Rundle, state attorney for the...

Meet Casper! He is a 9-year-old “Chug,” a mix of the Chihuahua and Pug breeds. He lives in the Anchorage development with Jair Nuño and Tania Nuño and their children Oscar, 5 and Thais, 3. The Nuño family adopted Casper as a puppy from a breeder. He was recently diagnosed with diabetes and “tolerates his insulin injections well,” Jair Nuño said. “He loves to walk around the neighborhood,” Nuño...