Hoping to improve the basketball program for boys and girls players, the Miami Lakes Optimist Club has found a man who coached in the NBA, college and in high school, willing to lend helping hand. Oronde Taliaferro, who coached NBA Superstar Blake Griffin when he was an assistant at Oklahoma, has volunteered his time to teach Optimist Club coaches and players the basic fundamentals of the game, skills development and overall knowledge...

  It seems like yesterday, but 43 years have come and gone and it still amazes me as a teacher how the Montessori Silence Game impacts the spirit of a child. How they begin to focus on the hidden forces of the spirit within them, and how it helps children develop a higher level of self-control, calmness, and adds to the normalization within a Montessori classroom. Maria Montessori wrote in her book The Secret of Childhood, “One...

  New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC), located at 6601 N.W. 167 Street, has been in the area of Miami Lakes for over 61 years proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The church is celebrating the first annual “Concert of Prayer” starting at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, at Wooten Field, the football field at NTBC. The Concert of Prayer is meant to unite church, school and community families in prayer. The event’s...

    On August 14, 12 Latina Professionals will be honored for strengthening the social fabric of South Florida and inspiring men and women through their leadership, in growing a diverse America. Maylen Montoto, Community Development director of Catholic Hospice located in Miami Lakes is being honored as one of the 12 Women of Distinction in South Florida. A leader and fundraising advocate, Montoto has been a part of the Catholic...

  The Main Street Players, 6766 Main St. Miami Lakes, present Reefer Madness, The Musical from July 24 to August 9 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. This campy musical comedy, under the direction of Vanessa Elise, takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the hysteria caused when clean-cut kids fall prey to marijuana, leading them on a hysterical downward spiral filled with evil jazz music, sex and violence.The...