For more than 40 years, Joseph Cooper’s voice could be heard over the airwaves as a talk show radio host for WLRN.For 18 years, his creation, Topical Currents, featured a sub-tropical blend of regional issues and politics, local profiles and author interviews, which made him a popular figure in South Florida. After 4,700 editions, Cooper is calling it a career which started at the University of Missouri School of Journalism and...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering the first Senior Field Trip of the Fall on Monday, September 25, to take a tour of Marlins Stadium.The behind-the-scenes tour of the state-of-the-art Marlins Park will be an experience to view the 37,000 seat, three panel retractable roof facility in the heart of Miami, home to the two-time World Series Champions Miami Marlins, and deemed a jewel of Major League Baseball.Transportation will be...

Miami-Dade Commission chairman Esteban Bovo Jr. announced an Adopt-a-Tree event scheduled on Saturday, September 16, from 9 a.m. to noon, rain or shine, in the Bill Graham Farm Village at Amelia Earhart Park, 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah.Residents are invited to received up to 2 free (non-citrus) fruit or ornamental shade trees while supplies last. Participants are asked to use the Park entrance on East 7 Avenue and provide photo ID.Interested...

Miami Lakes Youth Center will be hosting the following fun and exciting events for middle and high school students at “The Spot,” 6075 Miami Lakes Drive, on the following dates from 6 to 8 p.m.:Wednesday, September 20 – Board Game Night. It’s a night of fun and games at The Spot for Scrabble, Monopoly, Life, Sorry, Cranium, Club and much more.Friday, September 29 – Sports Night. Time to huddle up at The Spot and...

High school volunteers are needed for the frightful annual Halloween event. Nightmare on Montrose is a free event organized by the Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force and is scheduled on Saturday, October 28, at Miami Lakes Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Volunteers who attend all of the volunteer opportunities will receive 75 hours of community service. The introduction meeting will be held on Friday, September 28, beginning at 6 p.m. at...