For the eighth straight year, Miami Lakes Youth Activities Task Force will present the “Movies in the Park” series, a free event that is held at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The series kicks off on Friday, November 20 at 7:30 p.m. and will continue on two Friday evenings each month through January.  Attendees are encouraged to bring blankets, and picnic baskets for a family-friendly evening of...

  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 18 - 22 at The Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, in Miami Lakes. To purchase tickets, visit www.westofcannes.com/tickets. Independent filmmakers from Southeast Florida counties have had the opportunity to submit their short...

  Main Street Children’s Dentistry & Orthodontics, a network of pediatric dental and orthodontic practices located at 15600 N.W. 67 Avenue, Suite 110, recently celebrated the grand opening of a second location, a new state-of-the-art office specializing in children’s dentistry also in Miami Lakes. The new office hosted the event and ribbon cutting on Thursday, October 29, at 15501 N.W. 67 Avenue, Suite 201. Guests...

Miami Lakes Veterans Committee, with cooperation from other town committees including Youth Activities Task Force, Cultural Affairs and Public Safety committees, have labeled the 36th annual Miami Lakes Veterans Day Parade which was held on November 8 as the best in history. According to parade officials, a total of 1402 individuals participated including 63 groups. The Grand Marshall was Gary E. Cardenas, Commander of American Legion Post...

  An integral member of The Sengra Corporation’s (forerunner to The Graham Companies) management team in the early development of the New Town of Miami Lakes, R. Floyd Luckey Jr. passed away on November 5 after a long illness at his home in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Luckey was a 1948 graduate of LaBelle High School in LaBelle, Florida. He attended the University of Florida graduating in 1951 with high honors and a degree in...