Sept. 4 Book Talk with Christina Diaz Gonzalez The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host Attorney and award-winning author of “The Red Umbrella,” “A Thunderous Whisper;” “Moving Target,” “Concealed;” “Invisible: A Graphic Novel,” and “The Bluest Sky” at Miami Lakes Town Hall. “The Red Umbrella” describes the journey of a girl, 14, who escapes Cuba...

     House Bill No. 711 began as an idea from Dr. Tamara Moodie, principal of South Florida Autism Charter School: Creation of a public emergency notice about missing children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, similar to the Amber Alert for endangered kids or the Silver Alert for lost elders.       Moodie thought about the parents of her students who worry that their child could get hit by a car...

  The Main Street Players will host a fall workshop for young thespians between the ages of seven and 17. The students will produce and perform “Annie Jr.” during Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, at the playhouse. “Annie Jr.” is an abridged version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show about a Depression-era orphan who escapes a miserable life in an orphanage and finds a new...

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s founding family. He served as a state representative and senator; as the 38th governor and in the U.S. Senate, from 1987 – 2005.  There he chaired the U.S. Senate Select Committee on...

If you are taking a staycation this summer, Miami Lakes is a fun place to enjoy time off from work. The town offers lots of free or cheap activities. Here are just a few: Compete on municipal tennis and pickleball courts at Optimist Park ... Search for cow statues around town, an art project that pays tribute to Miami Lakes’ history as a dairy farm (hint: look for nine brightly painted bovines) ... Drop a line in the town’s free...