The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce charity golf tournament drew 22 teams to the Country Club of Miami on March 14.       It raised $8,830 that will be donated to Angels Reach Foundation Inc., The Arc of South Florida, Zonta Club of Miami Lakes, GiGi’s Playhouse and 4Kids Miami.       Chamber President Ray Palacios said it will donate an additional $1,500 to each...

April 30 Miami Association of Realtors’ City Spotlight on Miami Lakes Featuring Mayor Josh Dieguez; Eddie Blanco, chair, Miami Realtors; Dinorah de Cardenas, president-elect, Miami Realtors Residential and Albert Vasquez, governor, Miami Realtors Residential. Miami Lakes Hotel on Main, 6842 Main St. Networking at 11:30 a.m., lunch noon - 1:45 p.m. $35 includes program and lunch. To register go to: rb.gy/w9gbzu.  May 1 National...

     American Legion Post 144 honored veterans of the Vietnam War on April 5 with a day of fishing, friendship and a picnic at Veterans Park in Miami Lakes.      The gathering marked the 50th Anniversary of the end of the war in which more than 58,200 U.S. military members died.        “It is another way of saying to [the veterans] ‘Welcome Home,’” Post 144...

       With the help of Scouts and Brownies from Troops 566, 902 and 529 and tree provider SFM Services, Inc. from Medley, members of the Miami Lakes town council planted a Cathedral Oak tree on April 25 in Park 60 in the Eagle Nest neighborhood.          The tree came with its own bird’s nest in the branches.        “They’re not just something...

     The Main Street Players will host “Our Culture On Stage” in May, a festival of Hispanic and Latino song, dance and theater at the Main Street Playhouse during three weekends. May 2 – 4: “Unfold: The Immigration Plays” written and directed by Ricky J. Martinez. One-act plays about the complexities of immigration will be performed. Curtain is at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on...