The Town of Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee completed its 2018 series of Lunch Bunch and Bingo events in late September with over 90 senior citizens participating and enjoying health food and fun with friends at the Mary Collins Community Center.William Sanchez, Committees and Special Events coordinator for the town, announced a special award was presented to Elderly Affairs Committee chair Dorothy Wix for her outstanding work and...

Local Miami Lakes actor Armando Bernal IV has been nominated for a Suncoast Regional Emmy award for his talent as performer and narrator. Bernal is best known for his role in PBS’s new show “Kid Stew.” The show is hosted by pre-teens, and was created to engage older children in creative expression through reading, music or art.Bernal is a life-long Miami Lakes resident, and is a Miami Lakes K-8 Center alum. Since he was 5-years-old, Bernal...

Hundreds of families and children lined the sidewalks of Ludlam Road in the heart of Miami Lakes to observe the Town of Miami Lakes annual Veterans Day Parade on November 11. More than 3,000 participated in the parade itself including Town Councilmembers and their families, active duty and retired military service members, veterans’ groups, local high school and middle school marching bands and cheerleaders, ROTC units, various Scout troops,...

Start holiday celebrations by enjoying a spectacular live performance of “The Nutcracker.” Ballet Etudes of South Florida, located in the Miami Lakes area, will present its 44th annual full-length production of this Christmas classic which is the longest running production in South Florida.Performances will be at 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, December 15 and 16, at the nearby Miramar Cultural Center.“The Nutcracker” is a wonderful treat for...

Long-time Miami Lakes resident Dr. Jorge Orta is a practicing cardiothoracic anesthesiologist and chief anesthesiologist at Palmetto General Hospital. Orta was recently awarded Director of the Year 2018 from the organization, Team Health. Team Health is dedicated to staffing hospitals and ambulatory centers with more than 19,000 associated clinicians.