Hialeah’s Latin funk band, Electric Piquete are scheduled to play a concert at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Ave, as part of the Town of Miami Lakes’ on-going “Jazz in the Park” series. The performance is scheduled for Saturday, November 14,  beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Presented by the town and its Cultural Affairs Committee, the show is free and open to the public, and will feature...

  The Breanna Vergara Foundation is hosting the Breanna Vergara 5K and Color Run at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15101 N.W. 82 Ave, on Sunday, December 13. The race schedule is as follows: registration from 6 to 7:15 a.m.; start of timed 5K race at 7:30 a.m.; start of 1 mile color run at 8:30 a.m.; concluding award ceremony at 9 a.m. Registration is now open. Those interested in participating may sign up online at...

  Cuban native Alexis Garcia has not forgotten where he came from or his roots. He saw a need for kids to have shoes in his poverty-stricken homeland, and instead of raising money the natural way to buy scores of foot ware, he’s taken a different route. Garcia, 53, will run across the entire country, 1,000 miles in 35 days, as his support team will document his journey that is set to begin on Tuesday, November 10, from the eastern...

  The new Miami Lakes West Fire-Rescue Station 64 is a symbol of the hard work and dedication put in by town and Miami-Dade officials to help save lives on the west side of town. But one man made it all possible when it seemed so far-fetched 11 years ago. The late Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso was recognized during the grand opening of the facility, 15325 N.W. 77 Court, last week for discovering the FDOT-owned land, where the...

  Miami Lakes resident, Marcelino Sotolongo, has resided in the neighborhood around Lake Patricia since 1999. After seeing the Winterfest Parade in Ft. Lauderdale, Sotolongo began thinking about organizing a winter boat parade in Miami Lakes. So far five residents have committed their boats to the parade which will launch from the beach and across Lake Patricia dressed in Christmas lights, a colorful spectacular for residents and...