Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. and State Senator Rene Garcia are hosting a free Family Movie Night at the Park event, where families can get together and watch a free Halloween movie under the stars at a local park. Residents are invited to join the public officials on Friday, October 18, at Norman and Jean Reach Park, 7901 N.W. 176 Street in Palm Springs North, and watch “Hotel Transylvania,” a...

  “It’s time to Party, Prevent and Prevail together!” That’s the theme for the “Party In Pink” Zumbathon® charity event scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, October 18, at Shula’s Athletic Club, 15151 Bull Run Road, in Miami Lakes. Miami Lakes area residents are invited to exercise their right as a Zumba® community and rock out with friends for a good cause to help raise funds for...

  On October 8, the Town Council presented Broderick Schwinghammer with the Mayor’s Volunteer Service Award for creating a new park for the town. Under Schwinghammer’s direction as Senior Patrol Leader and Eagle Scout candidate. Boy Scout Troop 566 of Our Lady of the Lakes, and 40 volunteers, worked for two days clearing an overgrown abandoned lot and creating “Poets Keep Park” located at 7350 Sabal Drive. The...

  From Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo, Jr. and Miami-Dade School Board Chair Perla Hantman, to original councilmembers Mary Collins, Robert Meador and Nancy Simon, dignitaries and residents packed the Government Center’s council chambers to witness the swearing-in ceremony for returning Miami Lakes Mayor Wayne Slaton and new Councilmember Frank Mingo. Before the start of the October 8 regular Town Council meeting, Town Clerk...

  Curtiss Mansion, Inc., the Pelican Playhouse and the Florida Humanities Council are inviting the public to experience history coming alive on stage with Dreamers and Schemers: An Evening with Great Floridians. With its pristine beaches, fertile farm land, and vast Everglades, the lure of tourism and industry has always been at odds with preserving Florida’s natural beauty and unique ecosystems. Henry Flagler, Napoleon Bonaparte...