Miami Lakes residents are anticipating the opening of the town’s new Youth Center nicknamed “The Spot.” The center is scheduled to open in early November and will be a state-of-the-art facility that will serve this and future generations of youth in the town. “The Spot,” located at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive in Miami Lakes Park East, is a 4,000 square-foot building with multipurpose activity rooms, classrooms...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and Loving Soles will partner for the third year in a row in an effort to collect shoes for the needy. The local charity, dedicated to putting shoes on the feet of those that need them most. Founded by Tony Garcia, Dr. Daryl Gershbein, Dr. John McGoohan and Illeana McGoohan’s teenage children, Loving Soles will donate the shoes to Camillus House. Gently worn shoes may be dropped off at Town Hall during...

  Miami Lakes Veterans Committee urges residents to assist “Operation: Care and Comfort” to complete the committee’s mission to send care packages overseas to U.S. troops. The Veterans Committee will be collecting donations until Veteran’s Day. Items donated by then will be packed and shipped in time for Holiday delivery. Donations such as non-perishable foods, snacks and treats, personal hygiene accessories and...

  While growing up in Birmingham, Alabama, a racially torn state in the 1960s, the parents of former Miami Dolphins running back Tony Nathan taught him to never express anger over the injustices blacks experienced during the Civil Rights Movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Instead, Nathan channeled his frustration into success on the gridiron as a young kid, and in the 1970s, he was one of the top high-school running backs in...

  Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs are available for the public during October: For Children and Families: Saturday Matinee at the Library – Miami Lakes Branch presents family friendly films. Movie is “Hotel Transylvania” at 3 p.m. on Saturday, October 17.  Reading Ready Toddler Storytime – Stories, songs and activities for toddlers and their caregivers. For ages 18 months to 3...