Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee (NIC) will host a Community Forum at 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 15, inside Council Chambers at Government Center, 6601 Main Street. The meeting will include a recap of the Town’s Transportation Summit that took place on July 31. Possible traffic solutions will be presented, and a Complete Streets update will also be provided. The mission of the Neighborhood Improvement Committee is...

  Shula’s Golf Club hosted the 13th annual Corey for St. Jude Benefit Golf Tournament on Monday, September 14, to benefit the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Since the event’s inception, over $520,00 has been raised for the children of St. Jude. 2015 alone saw $55,000 in donations and silent auctions. Corey Sticco, son of Shula’s Golf Club superintendent, Tim Sticco, was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 1997 at the...

  A unique shopping experience will take place at the Miami Lakes Congregational Church, 6701 Miami Lakeway South, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 10. The MLCC’s women’s organization invited the community to the Elite Repeat Boutique, a one-day shopping event that offers the opportunity to purchase fashionable clothing and accessories at a reasonable cost. Shoppers can browse the individual boutiques set up within...

  BBHarts, a new addition to the Palm Springs North (PSN) community at 17601 N.W. 78 Avenue #102, next to the PSN library branch, is an enrichment concept founded by Miriam DeFranco. Students attend BBHarts to engage in purposeful activities and discover their talents while learning core values.DeFranco was an educator for 20 years in Miami-Dade County Public and Charter schools prior to founding BBHarts, and it was her experience as an...

  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...