Town of Miami Lakes Police Division announced the addition of three certified Florida Crime Prevention Practitioners – Sergeant Sandra Machin of the Uniform Services section, Officer Juan Rodriguez of the Neighborhood Resource Unit, and Detective Myriam Nieves of General Investigations Unit.To earn the Florida Crime Prevention Practitioner designation, a participant must successfully complete three 40-hour courses offered through the...

Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will be celebrating Black History Month with the Florida Memorial Ambassador Chorale on 8 p.m. on Saturday, February 25, at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, 14800 Ludlam Road (N.W. 67 Avenue).Florida Memorial’s history and traditions reach back to 1879; their accomplishments have made them the only historically black university in southern Florida.The Ambassador Chorale is led by director...

Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force invites residents and their families to Dracula’s lavish “five-stake” resort, where all his friendly monsters and their families can live it up. Join Dracula and his special monster friends in celebrating his beloved daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday.Hotel Transylvania (2012) is an animated fantasy adventure film starring comedy superstars Adam Sandler, Andy Sandberg, Kevin James,...

The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes has set the date for its annual signature fundraising gala. The club asks locals to mark their calendars for Saturday, April 8, and plan to attend an elegant evening of dining and dancing at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street.   The event will also include a silent auction of items donated by local businesses and individuals available for bidding during the pre-dinner cocktails and hors d’oeuvres....

The Shula’s Athletic Club, located at 15150 Bull Run Rd., is sponsoring a week-long charity drive to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) of Greater Miami between February 27 and March 5. Attendance at certain fitness classes will help the charity reach their goal. The minimum goal of $1,500 will go toward supporting one match of a needy child to an adult big brother or big sister. Members and non-members are encouraged to...