Sue Drake answers the door with a smile, clad in a green shirt (her favorite color) with a large button pinned near the collar, featuring a cow, that reads: “Holy Cow! It’s My 95th Birthday!”Cows have long been an icon of Miami Lakes and Drake remembers a time where cows were so prevalent in the area that a neighbor had cows frequently come up into her yard, deterred only by a chicken-wire fence.The jumbo-sized birthday card...

Principal of Bob Graham Education Center is pictured greeting students and parents and handing out bracelets during the first week back from summer break. The 2016-2017 school year in Miami-Dade County resumed on Monday, August 22 and will end on June 9, 2017. 

Miami Lakes Branch Library presents Musical Moments with local Latin artist Pavel Vitier at 3 p.m., Saturday, September 17 at 6999 Windmill Gate Road.Vitier, a composer/writer and guitarist, will deliver a special  performance of great dance music with a mixture of modern Latin sounds.He has collaborated in recordings for such artists as Willy Chirino, Donato Poveda and Edwin Bonilla.Vitier also performed and toured with Cachao,...

Main Street Players, located at 6766 Main Street, is currently in rehearsal for the final show of the 2016 season, Clybourne Park, by Bruce Norris. The 2011 Pulitzer Prize-winning play, the sequel to A Raisin in the Sun, tackles the issues of race and housing.In 1959, a middle-aged white couple is selling their home to escape the place where their Korean War veteran son killed himself. When they agree to sell the home to a black couple, it...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host a Country Music Concert featuring Ricky Valido and the Hialeah Hillbillies at 7 p.m. on Saturday, September 17, at Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Captivating fans with his authenticity and idiosyncratic style, Valido describes his music as his own take on modern traditional country. Blessed with a unique voice, Valido has gained fans from all parts of the country. His high energy shows...