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...

  Nathan, main character and narrator of Main Street Players’ new play The Pot best sums up his parent’s home, lifestyle and neighborhood in saying that it’s a place full of “cul-de-sacs, Cadillacs, and curvy roads that rarely intersect.” So when Nathan’s sister, Laura, brings home her undocumented boyfriend, Rick, and his sister, Diana, things begin to unravel and those rarely intersecting curvy...

  An alarming number of stroke victims this year in Miami Lakes and a personal experience with the ailment have prompted a fire Battalion Chief to launch an awareness campaign to reduce the risk of Atrial Fibrillation, which can lead to heart failure and even death.According to Miami-Dade Fire Captain Abel Fernandez, more than 19 town residents suffered strokes so far in 2015, and they could’ve possibly been prevented through an...

  Don't throw away all those coupons from Sunday's paper.Local resident and Miami-Dade College student, Marysela Liriano, wants to use her talent for couponing to help those in need. Liriano first began couponing a year ago and has since learned how to coupon in a way that she does not spend any money at the register. Her only costs go toward purchasing the newspapers that advertise the coupons. “My last coupon haul included 30...