Miami Lakes Youth Center Council has invited resident teens to take pride in their community by volunteering in a Town Park Clean Up on Saturday, June 18.
Volunteers will meet at the Youth Center, 6075 Miami Lakes Drive East, at 10 a.m. The Town Moover will transport volunteers around town to clean up various local neighborhood parks.

Miami-Dade County officials, including Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Commission chairman Jean Monestime and other Commissioners, hosted the grand opening on June 13 of the Animal Services Pet Adoption and Protection Center in Doral.The new facility has set a new standard for animal rescue and care by focusing on providing a comfortable, relaxed environment for homeless pets, and enhancing the customer experience. Located on almost 5 acres, the...

Last summer, 14-year-old boys Perry Cohen and Austin Stephanos went missing at sea while fishing. Following their disappearances, the Perry J. Cohen Foundation was founded by Cohen’s mother Pamela Cohen and stepfather, Nick Korniloff. The foundation strives to educate on boating safety in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.A free boating safety single session course will take place at the Mary Collins Community Center,...

Main Street Players will present a staged reading of the play East Light and Jack Madigan by Robert Anderson, staged by Robert Coppel, on Saturday, June 18, at 8 p.m., 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door or online at www.mainstreetplayers.com.It is February 1995 and Jack Madigan is excited about the fact that his girlfriend, Laurie, will soon be moving in with him but a monkey wrench is thrown into...

Entrepreneurs’ Organization South Florida (EO-SOFLO) has appointed Miami Lakes businessman Aaron Lee as its new president to lead the group that fosters entrepreneurship and economic development in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties.EO-SOFLO is one of the world’s largest EO chapters with about 180 members who run businesses that account for more than $1 billion in yearly revenues and 30,000 jobs in this region. Worldwide,...