Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during July: For Children and Families: Libraries Rock! Lava Lamps – Learn how to create a lava lamp using conventional materials. Space is limited, contact branch to register. Best for ages 8-12 years at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. Libraries Rock! Rock Band – Show off musical skills with Rock Band. Space is limited, contact...

  The South Florida Youth Symphony is accepting new memberships and holding auditions for its 54th season beginning this fall. The announcement was made by Marjorie Hahn, Musical and Executive director of the South Florida Youth Symphony. Rehearsals are held on Sunday afternoons at Miami Dade College North Campus. For more information, call 305-238-2729, or visit www.sfys.net.

  Students in Ada Romeu’s Pre-law class at Miami Lakes K-8 Center (MLK8) raised enough funds to purchase hundreds of pounds of food and toys for animals in the Miami-Dade Animal Shelter in Doral. Students submitted their charitable work to the Lead 2 Feed contest and received an Honorable Mention award.  “It is an honor to work with such enthusiastic students and parents who are willing to lend a helping hand to our...

Miami Lakes residents Pedro and Zenaida Fiallo celebrated their 56th wedding anniversary on July 1. The Fiallos have been blessed with two children and four grandchildren. They consider themselves very privileged to live in the Town of Miami Lakes, and seeing how it’s grown and progressed with their family in the last 20 years.  Pedro Fiallo is a veteran and an active member of the Veterans Committee of Miami Lakes and the American...

  For Karla Acosta, Miami Lakes is not just a town, it’s family. Acosta first came to Miami Lakes in 2012. As a single mother, she wanted to give her then two-year-old son the chance to attend a good school. Without a car, Acosta made the most of the resources Miami Lakes had to offer, and she used the town’s bus to travel around. Because of financial hardships, Acosta found it difficult to take her son out to the movies or...