Town of Miami Lakes announced the online registration dates for the Youth Ballet, Jazz and Martial Arts classes, and the Adult Painting and Spanish classes. Online registration for Youth Ballet, Jazz and Martial Arts will be available beginning at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 11. Online registration for Adult Painting and Spanish classes will be available beginning at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12. This year, registration is only available...

  Miami-Dade Elections Department announced early voting for the August 26 primary election will be available at the Mary Collins Community Center in Miami Lakes Park West, 15100 N.W. 82 Avenue. This will be the first time that early voting will be held at the center. In previous years, early voting was held at the Miami Lakes Branch Library. Early voting will be available from Monday, August 11, through Sunday, August 24. Voting hours...

  Miami Lakes appears to be in good financial shape for the next fiscal year, as the town is proposing to hold the line on the property tax rate, while generating enough revenues to resume rendering quality services and a surplus to keep the municipality running efficiently. But residents may pay a slight tax increase because their property values grew last year. Last month, the mayor and councilmembers preliminarily approved to keep...

  "The more I do, the further behind I get," said Becky Foster, played by Francine Birns, in the new Main Street Players production Becky's New Car. "Anyone else feel like that?" She motions to the audience for feedback. Echoes of sighs, muffled laughs, and empathetic grunts fill the room. Becky's New Car expertly breaks down the fourth wall and creates an atmosphere unlike any other play. Becky converses with the audience, enlists...

  The Miami Lakes marina picnic and playground area, located at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street, is now available to be reserved for birthday parties and family gatherings. Pavilions and picnic tables are available, and life jackets and fishing rods are available for free. Free fishing clinics are also available and a Florida freshwater fishing license is required for those wishing to cast their lines. For license...