Madison Fernandez, a Miami Lakes resident and second grade student at Immaculate Conception Catholic School, recently celebrated her 8th birthday by asking all who attended her birthday party to bring clothing donations for Sunil's Orphanage in India. All of Madison's peers and their siblings were invited to the party which took place at Monsignor Edward Pace High School. Apart from the second graders at Immaculate, Miami Lakes...

  The 35th annual Miami Lakes Veterans Day Parade will take place on Sunday, November 9, beginning promptly at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the corner of Bull Run Road and Ludlam Road (N.W. 67 Avenue) and will head south on Ludlam Road. Spectator grandstands will be located at Main Street and Ludlam Road. The parade will turn east on Eagle Nest Road and proceed north to Main Street and then turn west to the Miami Lakes Government...

  Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. (District 13) presented a Harvest Festival on Sunday, November 2, to kick off the weekly Farmers Market at Amelia Earhart Park. The event featured vendors selling fresh produce, plants, herbs and other local foods, as well as live entertainment, games, contests, free pony rides, a petting zoo and animal adoptions. The new Farmers Market will be held every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...

  Miami Lakes children, as well as students from area schools, are invited to participate in the 2nd Annual Main Street Banner Art Contest where up to 26 winners’ artwork will be showcased down Main Street on the light pole banners. This year's theme is: “My Home, My Community.” Artworks can show, but are not limited to, any of the following attributes that connect with Miami Lakes: Culture + Heritage, Parks + Nature,...

  The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes’ annual Fall Flea Market is scheduled for November 8. Vendors, large and small, will be participating along with residents with hopes to turn their treasures, hobbies and home businesses items into cash. The event will be held rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The flea market will be conveniently located in the parking lot on the southwest corner of Main Street and Ludlam Road (bordering New Barn...