The third annual Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival drew a large crowd to Miami Lakes Optimist Park on Feb. 29. A celebration of community, the festival’s theme can be summed up in co-organizer Lynn Matos’ motto, “Be Kind, Drink Wine.” Proceeds from the event, for which 1,000 tickets were sold, fund the education-oriented projects of the Miami Lakes Town Foundation. Restauranteur Giuseppe Zuozo and Matos, a Realtor, founded the...

The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal15650 Miami Lakeway NorthMiami Lakes 305-558-3961Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m.Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints8201 NW 186 St., Hialeah 305-205-4956Sunday service: 9 p.m.Sunday Spanish service: 11 a.m.Tuesday: youth activities for Spanish speakers: 7:30 p.m.Wednesday: youth activities 7:30 p.m.Thursday:...

Local military heroes will once again be recognized by The Town of Miami Lakes and its Veterans Committee, which are planning a display of banners that will be hung along Miami Lakes Drive. Relatives or friends may nominate an active duty service member, reservist, veteran or retired member of any military branch to be included. Each banner will have the veteran’s name and photograph in the project that is sponsored by Miami Lakes...

The working title is “Brutal Bridesmaids” for a thriller that was being filmed March 10 in Graham Park for the Lifetime cable channel, according to the production. It stars Zoila Garcia (who appears in the Amazon Prime show“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) and Kevin Walton (an actor in“Sistas” on the BET cable channel). The scene shot in downtown Miami Lakes involved a marriage proposal on the picturesque...

History Loch Lomond West is a townhome community in Miami Lakes bordered by Miami Lakeway North and Fairway Drive. Built in 1971 by The Graham Companies, the community has 75 single-story homes that surround a lake. Amenities Some residents of Loch Lomond West have water views (shown in photo above) and some residents can see golf carts whiz past on Shula’s Golf Course. “It’s a pretty nice view,” said Realtor Luisa Mackay of...