Former Miami Lakes Vice Mayor Roberto Alonso was known for championing the efforts to develop Royal Oaks Park into a full-fledged park and recreation facility, adding police presence that brought down the crime rate to an all-time low, and discovered the land for the county to build a new fire station to improve the emergency response time on the town’s west side. Outside the political arena, Alonso had an affinity for classic...

 

Team Shula, comprised of Graham Companies employees, came in third out of 12 teams participating in a charity softball tournament on March 21 at Brian Piccolo Park to benefit the American Children’s Orchestras for Peace, Inc. the event raised over $11,000 for musical instruments.

  Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force is hosting the annual Spring Fling on Saturday, April 4, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The event will include a petting zoo featuring springtime favorites like bunnies, chicks, and ducklings. The free event, sponsored by Lakes Orthodontics, will kick off at 10 a.m. with the annual Easter Egg Hunt for children 12 and under. The Hunt area will be separated in sections by...

  Harry Wayne Casey who was the lead singer of the American band KC and the Sunshine Band has been a Miami Lakes resident for more than 30 years. Born in Hialeah, Casey formed his famous band in the Miami Lakes/Hialeah area while working as a record store employee and later at TK Records. While attending Miami-Dade College in 1972, Casey was packing records for shipment in the company’s warehouse, where he met bassist and...

  God of Carnage, written by Yamina Reza and directed by Main Street Playhouse Artistic Director Robert Coppel, is a dark comedy and winner of the Tony Award for Best Play in 2009. God of Carnage runs from April 24 through May 17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and $18 for students with valid I.D. God of Carnage, a tense and amusing play, centers on a schoolyard scuffle...