Miami Lakes United Methodist Church invites the community to mark their calendars for the month of October and join in on the fun at the annual Pumpkin Patch. The Patch is open daily from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and will have pumpkins of all seizes for sale as well as decorative gourds of all shapes. Admission to the Pumpkin Patch is free, though separate events do require tickets. Three full truckloads of pumpkins will be arriving at the...

  The Town of Miami Lakes will be reimbursed $56,000 from its insurance carrier for the back pay Mayor Michael Pizzi was entitled to while he was suspended from political office fighting his public corruption charges last year.  But instead of using the money for services in the town’s tight budget for next year, Miami Lakes will use the reimbursement fund to cover a $50,000 insurance rate increase stemming from the...

  The Miami Lakes Geezers senior softball program began its sixth year on September 14 at Miami Lakes Optimist Park playing every Monday and Wednesday mornings. The players, decked out in their bright lime green 2015 Senior Games T-shirts are (front row, from left) Lee Collins, Juan Iglesias, Bruce Davidson, Luis Muriel, Dave Oliver, Andres Clavijo and Carlos Gonzalez; (back row, from left) George Pringle, Angel Hernandez, Jose Rivera,...

Halloween celebrations are not limited to people, as shown by the Canine Cocktails Halloween Costume Party hosted by Miami Lakes’ Hotel Indigo on Thursday, October 15 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Hotel Indigo is located at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Canine Cocktails is a dog-friendly monthly gathering offers a venue for dog owners to enjoy cocktails while their pups enjoy treats. The new season of Canine Cocktails begins with the annual Halloween...

  The Kiwanis Club of Greater Miami Lakes is hosting a Second Annual Square Dance to benefit project ELIMINATE on Saturday, October 3, from 6:30 until 9 p.m. at the Robert Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Ave. There will be a professional square dance caller who will be teaching novices how to square dance. Food and drinks will be available for purchase at the event as well as various items up for auction in a...