Miami Lakes Youth Center “The Spot,” will host several fun and exciting programs for middle and high schools students from 6 to 8 p.m. during February at 6075 Miami Lakes Drive.Wednesday, February 1 is Music Day. February 1st is known as “The Day the Music Died.” Teens can hang and listen to music of the greats that are no longer with us like Michael Jackson, Prince, Bob Marley and John Lennon, while singing karaoke,...

Last week, Florida’s Lt. Governor Carlos Lopez-Cantera paid a visit to Miami Lakes, where he met with town officials and residents to discuss the town’s legislative priorities.His visit included a tour of observing infrastructure projects and ongoing projects in the 6.5-square-mile town.“I am proud and honored to be invited to visit Miami Lakes and I look forward to getting back here soon,” Lopez-Cantera said....

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee will host an Elder Law Community Forum from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, February 25 at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.A panel of attorneys and experts in the areas of estate planning, foreclosure, credit fraud, and personal injury will discuss these and other legal topics affecting seniors. The program will consist of two panel conversations, followed by a question and answer...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee continues its 11th annual Senior Games Series with a Canasta Tournament at noon on Friday, February 17, at Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.Future games include:Track and Field events on April 1 (registration required); Bridge Tournament on June 5, and a Basketball Game on August 26.Senior Games participants receive a snazzy t-shirt and medals are awarded to winners in each age division...

The internationally significant Jay I. Kislak Foundation collection will now have two permanent homes in South Florida – in the Special Collections Division of the University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library in Coral Gables, and at Miami Dade College’s Freedom Tower in downtown Miami.Assembled over the course of many decades, the Kislak collection includes some of the most important original source materials related to the...