The Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Town of Miami Lakes, is hosting the annual Networking Business Expo, on Thursday, December 10, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Shula’s Hotel Grand Ballroom, 6842 Main Street. A 4:45 p.m. ribbon cutting ceremony will kick-off the event. The free activity gives participants an opportunity to connect to local businesses and community leaders to help grow “your”...

  Sunrise Presbyterian Church is hosting a concert featuring renowned pianist Ciro Fodere at 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 5. The church is located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue. Fodere recently played with the Uruguay Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, Washington, D.C. and Miami. As the First Prizewinner of the XIV Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofieff International Competition, Fodere is a pianist with a variety of musical interests. His latest...

  The Miami Lakes Town Council approved four resolutions to allow Lennar Homes Corporation to build 482 residential units along N.W. 154 Street and west of 87 Avenue, that included the developing company dedicating 5.19 acres of Madden’s Hammock to be used as a passive park to upgrade the neighborhood parks concurrency. At the November 3 regular Town Council meeting, lawmakers approved some adjustments made to the original...

  On November 3, Miami Lakes K-8 Center hosted the Walk Safe Program event for students and their families. The event welcomed and celebrated pedestrians walking to school that morning including the middle school and elementary school chorus and salsa dancers. Principal Rosy Calvo along with assistant principals Carlos Salcedo, Lissett Robayna and Veronika Sasturrias welcomed students and all were treated to performances by the...

  The inaugural year of the West of Cannes Film Festival that took place in late November at the Main Street Playhouse was a success. Of the multitude of films submitted, the top winners were announced on Sunday, November 22. (From left) Christopher Alvarez, writer and director of “Nap” was selected as Audience Award Winner; Alfredo Hueck, writer and director of “La Dama De Blanco” (Lady in White) was named...