Talented young singers, musicians and bands will all take the stage for the 5th annual Miami Lakes Rocks! Music Festival scheduled for Saturday, September 20, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 164 Street. The popular event is sponsored by the town’s Youth Activities Task Force and was created to provide an avenue of artistic expression to the youth of the town, promoting culture and community spirit. For more...

  Miami Lakes’ Boy Scout Troop 49 will celebrate its 50th anniversary in December, a milestone that commenced two years after the Graham family first developed the community in 1962. But the group hasn’t had much to celebrate as of late after someone burglarized the troop’s trailer in Davie and stole tents, sleeping bags and other equipment all valued at $5,000. The theft left most of the boys discouraged and they quit...

  The question theater patrons in Miami Lakes are asking is, “How are they going to do that?” Do what? you wonder. “How are the Main Street Players taking the large-scale Broadway award winning musical, Spring Awakening, and make it work in their intimate theater?” Design genius is the only fitting answer. Under the guidance of set designer Michael Stopnick, technical director Dennis Lyzniak and lighting...

  The Miami Lakes Garden Club will begin their fall programs with a meeting on Monday, September 22, at 7 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. All attendees are asked to bring a plant for a plant exchange. In addition to a plant exchange, the Garden Club will be treated to a presentation by Garland Mitchell, a licensed gardening and lawn maintenance business owner with 10 years of experience. Mitchell has a...

    The Women's Breast Health Initiative, Florida Affiliate (WBHI) is hosting the third annual “B fore Pink” Golf Tournament on Friday, September 19 to raise funds to fight breast cancer. The tournament will be held at Shula's Golf Club, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Although Breast Cancer Awareness Month is not until October, the Miami-based organization is based on reaching women before they “turn pink” the...