Harry and Susana Elden of northwest Miami announced the engagement of their daughter, Dominique M. Elden, to Andrew J. “A.J.” Atchison, son of Irv and Sarah Atchison, formerly of Oakwood, Ohio, and now residing in North Port, Florida. The bride-elect is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received her B.A. She then attained her J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law and is current employed as a...

  Miami-Dade County Public Schools (MDCPS), in partnership with Healthy Schools, LLC and the Department of Health in Miami-Dade, will be administering flu immunizations or flu mist, a nasal spray vaccine, free of charge to students with parental consent at every participating school. The immunizations will be offered until Monday, December 18 from 7:20 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For school specific times contact your child’s school. 

  Town of Miami Lakes is inviting the community to join officials and staff for the grand opening of the new Youth Center at Park East, also known as “The Spot, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, November 21. The grand opening event will be complete with an afternoon of amusements, music, food, giveaways and fun for the whole family. The Youth Center, located at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive, is a 4,000 square-foot facility with...

  Hundreds of South Florida teens, representing seven local Key Clubs sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Miami Lakes, gathered at Miami Lakes Town Hall on Saturday, November 7, in the culmination of a weeks-long food drive to feed the homeless.   The teens – from Key Clubs at Miami Lakes Educational Center, Barbara Goleman High, Hialeah Miami Lakes High, American High, Mater Lakes Academy, Jose Marti Mast Academy, and...

  The Graham Companies in partnership with the Main Street Merchants is inviting Miami Lakes children, as well as students from area schools, to participate in the 3rd Annual Main Street Banner art contest where up to 26 winners’ artwork will be showcased along Main Street’s light pole banners. This year’s theme is “I Can Make A Difference.” Artwork should interpret how one person can make a difference...