Two Miami-Dade County Public Schools’ (M-DCPS) offices were honored recently at the Frost Museum of Science by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. Recognition was given to the Office of Early Childhood's Transition to Kindergarten Ambassadors Program. This initiative was recognized for its impact on 17,000 Hispanic students in Miami-Dade County.The program promotes kindergarten readiness and enhances...

  Registration is now open for both sessions of the Main Street Players’ Childrens Theatre Workshop located at the Playhouse at 6766 Main Street. This year, two sessions will be held, both for children from 7 to 12 years of age. Session One will begin on Monday, June 13 and runs through Friday, June 24. Session Two will begin on Monday, July 25 and runs through Friday, August 5. The camp will be taught by Jeannette Martos-Galup....

  Stage Kiss, a hilarious comedy by Sarah Ruhl, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for her acclaimed The Clean House, will hit the stage at Miami Lakes’ local theatre, the Main Street Playhouse at 6766 Main Street, from April 22 to May 15, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The play, directed by Marina Pareja of FIU and produced by Dennis Lyzniak, is the story of She and He, two actors in their mid-forties, who are...

 

Grace De La Torre, flower/designer of Garden in a Pot Flower and Gift Shop on Main Street in Miami Lakes, was the guest speaker at the March meeting of the Miami Lakes Garden Club. She gave a presentation on how to crfeate orchid floral arrangements. The Garden Club meets on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue.

  The fate of Miami Lakes’ bureaucracy now lies in the hands of residents after the Town Council set an election date for voters to amend the city’s charter or keep it in tact. The May 17 mail-in ballot election will determine if residents want to shake up their government based on the suggested changes made by the Miami Lakes Charter Revision Commission, which submitted its final report and election cycle to council members...