Finn-Con is returning to Miami Dade College North Campus on Saturday, June 21. Events are free and will be held from 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.  In its third year, Finn-Con has drawn thousands of attendees to celebrate anime, manga, graphic novels, gaming, and pop culture, MDC spokeswoman Norma Ardilla said in a media release. There will be interactive attractions, special guests, cosplay contests,...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.  To check availability, call 305-822-6520, email  truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC.      The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday - Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 8...

     The headquarters of Miami-Dade County Public Schools is now known as the Perla Tabares Hantman School Board Administration Building.       A new sign bearing the new name was unveiled May 20 in front of members of the school board, Supt. Dr. Jose Dotres and friends and family of the late chairwoman.       Tabares Hantman was 88 when she died March 4.     She served...

 Ciancy Bernal of Miami Lakes is collecting books in the lobby of Town Hall during the month of June as part of a community service project. New and gently used donated books will be distributed to families in the area and at the town’s annual Back to School Fair.      Ciancy, 15, will be a sophomore this fall at Archbishop McCarthy High School in Southwest Ranches, her mother Yancy Bernal said.   ...

     A primary school with decades of history in Miami Lakes is celebrating a year under new ownership and  in a renovated space.       Vanessa Martinez, 33, of Palm Springs North, is director of Montessori Children’s House. She purchased it in 2023 from prior owners Paul and Charlene Thibodeau and opened on June 10, 2024.      The school teaches children who are 12 months old...