To its residents, Miami Lakes is widely recognized as a welcoming community with “extraordinary beauty” where state of the art planning concepts create vibrant hubs that are safe and friendly to all people. And that’s the town’s vision for the next nine years, as town officials and residents established their goals and objectives for Miami Lakes’ Strategic Plan during a workshop last month at Miami Lakes Town...

On Friday, February 3, the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, opens Real Women Have Curves, Main Street Players’ first professional production.The cast and production staff have worked tirelessly to bring this show to the stage, learning lines, refining their Mexican accents, building and decorating the set, and everything else that is necessary to give the show authenticity. Rehearsals began in early January, but...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee continues its 11th annual Senior Games Series with a Canasta Tournament at noon on Friday, February 17, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Future games include:Track and Field events on April 1 (registration required); Bridge Tournament on June 5, and a Basketball Game on August 26.Senior Games participants receive a snazzy t-shirt and medals are awarded to winners in each age division...

The internationally significant Jay I. Kislak Foundation collection will now have two permanent homes in South Florida – in the Special Collections Division of the University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library in Coral Gables, and at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.Assembled over the course of many decades, the Kislak collection includes some of the most important original source materials related to the...

Miami-Dade County Commission Chairman Esteban Bovo Jr., and Miami-Dade Parks present the Mega Pet Adoption event, which is scheduled at 10 a.m., Saturday, February 4, at Amelia Earhart Park’s Bill Graham Farm Village, 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah.Lovable pets from Miami-Dade Animal Services will be available for adoption.The event also includes music, a talent show, food trucks, pony rides and a farm animal petting zoo.Vaccines,...