Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs are available for the public during September and early October: For Children and Families:Paws to Read – This reading program aims to improve the literacy skills of children through the assistance of therapy dogs who serve as literacy mentors. Parents may bring a book or choose one from the library collection. Event is at 11 a.m. on Saturday, October 8.Reading Ready Toddler...

School is back in session, but the next Teacher Planning Day is scheduled for October 3 and the Town of Miami Lakes provides Day Camps on each of the Miami-Dade Public School Teacher Planning Days through partnerships with PEAR and the YMCA.The PEAR program (Program in Education, Afterschool and Resiliency) is offered at “The Spot,” the Town’s Youth Center at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East. For information, call Shelley Erasmus...

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,...