Sustaining a healthy and vibrant parks system makes Miami-Dade County a great place to live. On July 27, join hundreds of volunteers in helping to keep park spaces clean and green at the “Summer Service Bash” at Amelia Earhart Park located at 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. Community service hours will be awarded to all participants. Workday activities will take place from 9 a.m. - noon and check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. Volunteers will...

Registration for Miami Lakes summer camps in partnership with the YMCA is still open and camps will be open until August 16.Dance Camp provides learning different modalities of dance.Sports Camp helps young athletes have a quality sports experience as coaches train and develop campers to be strong, contributing team players on and off the field.Adventure Camp lets campers make friends, have fun, get active and discover who they are and what...

Alexandra Reboredo graduated from Miami Lakes Education Center summa cum laude. She was editor in chief of The Harbinger and the school’s yearbook, Alpha and Omega. She is a Posse Scholar, a Silver Knight nominee and just finished her freshman year at Hamilton College. She will now be interning at the Town of Miami Lakes’ communications office.

Beating the summer heat has never been so sweet as Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force hosts the 3rd annual Ice Cream Social from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday July 20, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.The free event is sponsored by Miami Lakes Auto Mall and includes fun activities for the whole family including food trucks, face painting, a rock climbing wall, music and free ice cream from Coldstone, Frosty’s Lab,...

Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting several fun and exciting programs for middle and high school students from 6 to 8 p.m. during July at “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East.Open Hang Night is scheduled for Friday, July 26. The Youth Center is equipped with a billiard table, table tennis, indoor basketball shootout game, Microsoft Xbox One Console, Nintendo Wii, and more. Bring friends for a night of fun and games.Elementary School...