The Band Stand and Co’s Vocal Group celebrated its first year with a performance in Disney’s Marketplace after an audition process in June. Disney cast members were impressed with the quality of the performance considering the average young age of the group’s members. Members also won perfect scores on solo performances and the group performance at the Miami-Dade County Youth Fair. Pictured (front, from left)...

  The annual Miami Lakes Women’s Event has been scheduled for 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, at the Limelight Shop, 6709 Main Street. The indoor event is open to the general public and admission is free. The main theme is “Fashion and Beauty” with makeup tips “before and after” applications, followed by the “Little Princess” on stage parade at 7:30 p.m. and a women’s fashion show at...

  After years of waiting, the Miami Lakes West Fire Rescue Station #64 is one step closer to reality as Miami-Dade Fire Rescue and Miami-Dade County officials joined with members of the Miami Lake Town Council for a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday, October 29. The new station will be located just south of Miami Lakes Drive on N.W. 77 Court. Once completed, Station #64 will be a two-story 13,512-square-foot facility. The triple-bay...

  The Main Street Players theatre group has scheduled an audition call for the 2010 Tony-nominated Next Fall, the first production at the Main Street Playhouse in 2014 opening on February 7 and running to March 2. The show will be directed by Artistic Director Robert Coppel. Audition dates are Sunday and Monday, November 10-11, from 7 to 10 p.m., at the Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street. Callbacks are set for Tuesday, November 12,...

  Miami Lakes’ Veterans Day Parade committee announced the selection of Major Charles James to serve as the Grand Marshall fro the 33rd annual Veterans Day Parade scheduled for November 10. James is a native of Texas where he played both football and baseball in high school and attended college on a baseball scholarship. After he received his B.S. degree in biology from Texas Southern University, he was sworn in as a Second...