Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee and the Youth Activities Task Force are once again jointly hosting the 2nd annual Family Health and Fitness Fair on Saturday, March 19, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The inaugural event last year drew more than 500 people from Miami Lakes and surrounding areas to visit with more than 60 local businesses and learn about health, wellness and fitness. This year, the...

  Town of Miami Lakes, in partnership with PEAR and the YMCA, will be offering Spring Break Camps beginning the week of March 21. The camps will run Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., for children between the ages of 5 and 15 years old. Both organizations also offer after school care from 2 to 6 p.m. during the school year with transportation available. Spring Break Camp with PEAR will take place the new Youth Center at Miami Lakes...

  The members of the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes are busy planning the finishing touches on their signature annual fundraiser, Black & White Wine Gala, which will take place at Shula’s Hotel in Miami Lakes on Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m. The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes Foundation, Inc. will provide proceeds from the event to benefit Casa Valentina, Lotus House, The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative, and Zonta...

  School district officials, school staffs, parents and interested citizens are welcome to attend the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Boundary Committee Meeting taking place at Bob Graham Education Center at 15901 N.W. 79 Avenue in Miami Lakes. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 17. To be discussed are proposed changes to the existing boundaries for Bob Graham Education Center and Hialeah Gardens Elementary School.

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School senior Brian Rodriguez was awarded the 2016 Outstanding Youth Advocacy Award by the National PTA. Rodriguez, who was recently sworn in for his second term as a Miami-Dade Youth Commissioner, is a leader in his school and community who has worked to get young people more engaged in local politics and their hometowns. He is one of Pace’s five Silver Knight nominees and has worked tirelessly at the...