Patty Fernandez, president of the Board of Directors at Main Street Players theater in Miami Lakes, accepts a $2,500 donation from Fred Senra, a partner in the Miami Lakes AutoMall.        The gift is to support the theater’s 2025 season, Senra said. It is a continuation of Miami Lakes AutoMall’s annual tradition of contributing to the playhouse, which stages professional...

      American Legion Post 144 hosted its 2nd Annual Community Health Fair on April 26 that drew about 145 people to the campus of Ana G. Mendez University in Miami Lakes.      Twenty-two vendors from medical offices, Medicaid and Medicare experts and AARP had displays, said Pedro Fiallo, director of Public Relations for American Legion Post 144.       Miami-Dade Fire Rescue...

     The Scholarship Committee of the Zonta Club of Miami Lakes awarded $1,000 scholarships to two graduates of Barbara Goleman Senior High School in May. The students will continue their educations in the state of Florida.

   

     The Women’s Breast & Heart Initiative based in Miami Lakes is providing free mammograms at Macy’s Westland Mall on June 21.       Baptist Health South Florida, Jackson Health System and Mount Sinai Medical Center will be on site to do heart tests.      The event is by appointment only, call 305-825-4081 to schedule screenings from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.   ...

     American Legion Post 144 gave awards to students in local schools during graduation season. The recognition is the highest honor the Legion presents to American youth. Recipients display six qualities, American Legion Post 144 Commander Gary Cardenas said in an email. Those qualities are:       Courage: to do the right thing when peers may not.       Honor: to be honest –...