The Miami Book Fair, a flagship cultural program of Miami Dade College (MDC) and the nation’s largest literary gathering, celebrates its 35th anniversary November 11-18 at the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami. Miami Book Fair will feature more than 500 celebrated authors from the U.S. and around the world reading from new works and participating in discussions on myriad topics. Recognized as one of the most inclusive events in...

  On Saturday, November 10, the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes will be hosting its annual community flea market. The event will be held  from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will take place at the parking lot south of Main Street bordering Ludlum Road and New Barn Road.  The Zonta Club is currently accepting vendors for the event, and vendors can reserve two parking spaces for $36.50. Proceeds from the flea market will assist the Zonta Club...

  As Thanksgiving approaches, Monsignor Edward Pace High School (Pace) is uniting to help those in the local community as well as communities abroad. For decades, Pace has been committed to their sister diocese in Haiti and currently supports three sister schools in the area.  Following the recent 5.9 magnitude earthquake that shook the nation, the Pace family immediately went into action to collect monetary donations for those...

Main Street’s Fountain area goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Many of the Main Street shops will have special items where purchases will give a percentage back to Breast Cancer charities. The Main Street Merchants and The Graham Companies wanted to show their support for the awareness of breast cancer and the many women and families it affects.  

  Miami Lakes ghosts and goblins and kids of all ages are invited to celebrate Halloween on Saturday, October 27, at the annual “Nightmare on Montrose” beginning at 5 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Sponsors for this year’s event are Specialty Smiles Orthodontics, New York Life, and Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes. The free event will feature pumpkin decorating, a costume...