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...

  Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic School’s 17th annual Children’s Fashion Show and luncheon was a stylist fundraising success. The show was held on October 19 at the Doubletree Miami Airport Convention Center and featured 125 student models from prekindergarten through eighth grade, and drew more than 600 guests. The fashion show is the largest fundraiser for the first half of the school year. The money raised goes towards...

  Lakes Foot and Ankle Specialists office in the Cypress Village Shopping Center will be hosting a grand opening event on Saturday, November 9, at 6 p.m. for all members of the community. The neighboring Trattoria Pampered Chef will be catering the event. Lakes Foot and Ankle Specialists may be a new business in Miami Lakes, but its staff are seasoned residents. Dr. David C. Mai, D.P.M and P.A. and his wife Ana, the owners and staff,...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is hosting a Domino Tournament at 6 p.m. on Friday, November 15. The Double-Nine tournament, sponsored by Ambert Medical Care Center, will be held at the Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. “South Florida has a rich history of some of the best domino games in the world,” said Vice Mayor Manny Cid. “From Maximo Gomez Park (Domino Park) in Shenandoah, and now...

  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Miami Lakes, a group of art students and their teacher at Miami Lakes Middle School created a mural reminiscent of the 1960s when the area was an area of cow pastures and an immense dairy farm. The giant-sized painting adorns the school’s wall at 6425 Miami Lakeway North near the students pick-up, drop-off point, creating an image to reflect the many academics, magnet programs, sports and...