Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee is hosting a Holiday Crime Prevention Seminar at 7 p.m. on Wednesday November 18, at Town Hall Council chambers. Sgt. Joseph Bermudez, Community and Youth Outreach officer with Miami-Dade Police Department (MDPD), will conduct the crime prevention presentation where he will provide an informative lecture on crime reduction techniques. Bermudez will provide residential security recommendations,...

  The first annual West of Cannes Film Festival (WOCFF) is a short film festival for South Florida filmmakers by South Florida filmmakers. The event will be open to the public and is scheduled for November 20 - 22 at The Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, in Miami Lakes. Independent filmmakers from Southeast Florida counties have had the opportunity to submit their short films to be judged and potentially selected as one of five...

  The Town of Miami Lakes and Loving Soles will partner for the third year in a row in an effort to collect shoes for the needy. The local charity, dedicated to putting shoes on the feet of those that need them most. Founded by Tony Garcia, Dr. Daryl Gershbein, Dr. John McGoohan and Illeana McGoohan’s teenage children, Loving Soles will donate the shoes to Camillus House. Gently worn shoes may be dropped off at Town Hall during...

  Hialeah’s Latin funk band, Electric Piquete are scheduled to play a concert at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Ave, as part of the Town of Miami Lakes’ on-going “Jazz in the Park” series. The performance is scheduled for Saturday, November 14,  beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Presented by the town and its Cultural Affairs Committee, the show is free and open to the public, and will feature...

  Former Miami Lakes Councilmember Mary Collins shared a poignant anecdote that left a lasting impression on her and her family. The last request for her terminally ill daughter-in-law was to ride the Good Year Blimp. Collins said she sought help from different organizations, including the Make-A-Wish Foundation, but she didn’t have any luck for her son’s cancer-stricken wife. She then turned to Mayor Michael Pizzi, who made...