As the lazy days of summer get started, parents who want to peel their kids away from screens can send them to a variety of camps around town and in Palm Springs North.      From learning to swing a racquet or a golf club to performing in musical theater or mastering STEM courses, kids will have lots of fun opportunities to fill their time while out of school.       Camps listed...

April 5 Neighborhood Bike Ride for Autism Awareness Month Hosted by the Neighborhood Improvement Committee, 8 a.m. – 9 a.m. Depart from the Miami Lakes Farmer’s Market, Main Street at New Barn Road. Wear symbolic blue or decorate your bike with autism awareness ribbons and symbols. Free parking. Free. April 5 Arts for Autism Resource Fair Presented by the Special Needs Advisory Board and the Arts for Autism Foundation. Enjoy...

   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....

    Girl Scouts of Tropical Florida Troop 902 member Victoria Loyal learned about marketing and sales from executives during a recent business networking social held at a restaurant on Main Street.       Victoria, 14, set up a display with her irresistible product – Girl Scout cookies – to entice guests on the sidewalk outside of Amazonia Nikkei on Feb. 26.       The Town of...

    The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce held elections and made appointments to fill some seats on its board, the business boosters announced during their March 12 luncheon.      Fred Senra stepped down as president of the chamber after leading it for nearly five years.           During his tenure, it has grown to 185 members, created a functioning website; launched an annual...