The Beacon Council recently launched a website aiming to help commercial brokers and realtors to market their available properties. The website, www.Miamidadesites.com, offers a database of vacant commercial properties and buildings now for sale or lease. The website provides data on demographics, consumer spending trends, and labor force statistics which are key indicators for businesses when looking to relocate or expand. The Town...

  The Miami Lakes Garden Club (MLGC) announced its upcoming Gardening Program Series presentation "A look at GMOs," a free lecture presentation at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, January 27, at Miami Lakes Community Center West, 15151 Montrose Road. The topic of this presentation will be centered on the history of GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and the recent studies of the impact it has on a person’s  health. The presentation...

  Miami Lakes offers free open table tennis play at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue, every Tuesday and Thursday from noon to 3:30 p.m. All levels and ages are welcome to participate and the town provides paddles and balls, although participants may bring their own paddles. For more information about the program, contact Leisure Services manager Katya Lysak at 305-698-9308 or by email at lysakk@miamilakes-fl.gov.

Looking to get fit in the New Year! Then look to Miami Lakes Congregational Church to “Enhance Fitness.” This is a group exercise class led by a certified instructor that improves balance, flexibility, bone density, endurance, coordination, mental sharpness and reduces the risk of falling. The group is for persons aged 55 years and older. Class times are Monday and Thursday from 8:45 to 9:45 a.m., and Friday from 10:45 to 11:45...

Monsignor Edward Pace High School will host Career Day on February 6 on campus as an all-day event.  In an effort to offer its students real-world advice and insight into potential careers, staff members are reaching out to professionals, alumni and entrepreneurs from various occupations to meet with students and have an in-depth discussion about the reality of their professional lives. “We want to provide students with motivation...