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...

  The Breanna Vergara Foundation is hosting the Breanna Vergara 5K and Color Run at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15101 N.W. 82 Ave, on Sunday, December 13. The race schedule is as follows: registration from 6 to 7:15 a.m.; start of timed 5K race at 7:30 a.m.; start of 1 mile color run at 8:30 a.m.; concluding award ceremony at 9 a.m. Registration is now open. Those interested in participating may sign up online at...

  Cuban native Alexis Garcia has not forgotten where he came from or his roots. He saw a need for kids to have shoes in his poverty-stricken homeland, and instead of raising money the natural way to buy scores of foot ware, he’s taken a different route. Garcia, 53, will run across the entire country, 1,000 miles in 35 days, as his support team will document his journey that is set to begin on Tuesday, November 10, from the eastern...