The Town of Miami Lakes and non-profit charity Loving Soles are partnering for their annual shoe drive, in honor of “National Shoe the World Day,” which happens on March 15.     You can drop off gently worn footwear at the reception area in Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St., weekdays from 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.      Shoes will be accepted from Feb. 12 through March...

February is American Heart Health Month.      The Town of Miami Lakes wants to raise awareness about heart disease by asking folks to wear red on Friday, Feb. 5.      Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for women, according to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.      Ways to prevent or combat the disease -- which can lead to a fatal heart attack --...

     Carmen Docurro, 47, lives in Miami and is the branch manager at the Miami-Dade County Library in Miami Lakes.   Q: Where are you from, and what is your background? A: I was born in Havana, Cuba. I attended Florida International University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. I also attended the University of South Florida in Tampa for my Master of Arts degree in Library...

     Flavia Nunez owes the accomplishments of her young life to her role models: her grandmother Maria Mendez and her mother, Ileana Ludeiro.      Among Nunez’s achievements is volunteering 260 hours, or the equivalent of 32 8-hour days, for the Town of Miami Lakes Youth Activity Task Force.      U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, awarded the 17-year-old a...

      To celebrate Black History Month, the Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee is presenting “Obsidian Art Legacy...Uncover...Discover...,” a virtual exhibit of nine artworks.      It features lithographs, watercolor paintings and batik prints displayed in Town Hall.     The works are on loan from the collection of Christopher Norwood, curator...