An educational workshop titled “Savvy Social Security Planning: What Baby Boomers Need to Know to Maximize Retirement Income,” has been scheduled for 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 28, at the Miami Lakes Branch Library, 6699 Windmill Gate Road. Social Security is far more complicated than most people realize. The decisions baby boomers make now can have a tremendous impact on the total amount of benefits they stand to receive over...

    Hialeah Gardens Senior High School has nominated eight students for the Silver Knight Scholarship awarded by The Miami Herald. Nominees from all schools with be interviewed by a panel of judges and the winning Silver Knight nominee will receive $2,000, a statue, and a medallion presented by American Airlines. Three honorable mentions are presented $500 and an engraved plaque.Hialeah Gardens’ nominees include Adrian Perez...

  This year, New Testament Baptist Church's youth group, 4:12, captured the good vibes and camaraderie with “Compel Night” on Wednesday, April 30. The night kicked off in the church's parking lot with over 100 student attendees from Miami-Dade and Broward county schools. Local renowned Trinity Church pastor, Phil Bixby, shared a message with the students, and CTF Records’ artist Oscar Urbina delivered a performance...

 

Sunrise Presbyterian Church, located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue, will be holding the third Annual Women's Tea Party event on Saturday, May 17, from 3 to 6 p.m. Last year's tea party had many attendees including Joyce Ann Johnson (pictured). Tickets are $20 and will go toward a mission cause. For more information contact the church at 305-821-5841.

  In celebration of National Library Week, members of the Miami Lakes Town Council read books to nearly 30 children on April 17 at the Miami Lakes Branch Library, part of the Miami-Dade Public Library System. Vice Mayor Manny Cid, Councilmembers Tim Daubert, Nelson Rodriguez and Ceasar Mestre, along with Margaret Slaton, wife of Mayor Wayne Slaton, enjoyed reading books to the infant and toddler-aged children. Miami Lakes librarian...