Community Calendar through Dec. 20

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Dec. 1 Teen Open Hang at The Spot. Play Nintendo Switch; foosball; table tennis, air hockey and more. 6075 Miami Lakes Drive. 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Free. Dec. 2 Holiday Bike Ride. Join the Neighborhood Improvement Committee for its annual bike ride. Wear festive attire and adorn your ride with dazzling lights, tinsel and ornaments. Leave from Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main St. Free. 5:30 p.m.  Dec. 6 Senior Bingo Lunch. Seniors...

Welcome to Fred Senra Way

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, November 29, 2023

    When Fred Senra was a 14-year-old growing up in Cuba, he and his friends considered themselves to be counterrevolutionaries and had some guns.      “We had a fantasy to take out Castro,” said Celita Cabrera, who has known Senra since high school. “Our parents knew better and took us to the U.S.”       Senra, 77, was the first friend Cabrera saw when she arrived in...

Holiday Lights community bike ride around Miami Lakes set for Dec. 2

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Friday, November 17, 2023

     Celebrate the holiday season with the Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee with a group bicycle ride through town on Dec. 2.      Register at Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. before the approximately 10-mile ride leaves at 6 p.m. Festive attire and bicycles decorated with dazzling lights, tinsel and ornaments are welcome. Riders may also register for the free ride at TOML.Eventbrite.com. 

How to contact your elected officials

Government By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, November 16, 2023

U.S. Congress Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. 7400 SW 87th Ave., Suite 270, Miami, FL 33173 305-596-4224 X: @SenRubioPress Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla. 901 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 505, Miami, FL 33134 786-501-7141 X: @SenRickScott Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, 8669 NW 36th St., Suite 100, Doral, FL 33166 305-470-8555 X: @MarioDB  Florida Legislature Sen. Bryan...

Sponsors sought to brighten Miami Lakes Drive

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Thursday, November 16, 2023

    The Town of Miami Lakes is seeking sponsors to help brighten Miami Lakes Drive this season with 12 large ornaments, 39 holiday banners and lights on medians along Northwest 154th Street between Fairway Drive and Northwest 82nd Avenue.        Sponsorship amounts are $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. Donors may be named on banners and in an announcement on the town’s website. Donation forms will be accepted...
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