Looking for a fun, family-friendly activity over the summer? During the summer months, Miami Lakes will offer free fishing clinics and contests on the second and fourth Saturdays in June and July at Miami Lakes Optimist Park Marina, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. The clinics will provide attendees with tips on proper catch and release techniques while the contests provide a competitively fun way to spend summer Saturdays with the family and an...

  It’s time for some baseball! Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee is offering free field trips to Miami Marlins games once a month on Thursdays for residents 55 years and above. Space is limited. To reserve seating on the bus, contact Special Events and Committees coordinator Clarisell De Cardenas at decardenasc@miamilakes-fl.gov, or 305-364-6100. The upcoming games include: Thursday, June 25, Marlins vs. Cardinals, 7:10 p.m....

  Wanting to get a better insight into law enforcement, members of the Town’s Public Safety Committee recently enrolled in the Miami-Dade Police Department Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA). This 14-week program is held once a week in the evenings at the Department’s Fred Taylor Headquarters Building in Doral. Created in 1993, the CPA offers civilians with civic interest an exposure to the “police experience”...

  It was a safari-themed event on May 22 for the 2015 annual Community Recital “Jungle Jubilee” at Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami Lakes. Each year, the Town hosts a recital where 200-plus students are able to showcase their talents learned over the last year through the Town’s more than 40 programs. Hundreds of spectators filled the auditorium to enjoy an evening of outstanding performances featuring...

  Dana DeLisa, a graduate from Syracuse University with a B.F.A. in Musical Theatre, performed professionally for nine years in New York City. DeLisa had roles such as Maria in “West Side Story,” Luisa in “The Fantastiks!” and Eliza Doolittle in the Broadway National Tour of “My Fair Lady.” DeLisa is now hosting a workshop called “Acting a Song” taking place at The Main Street Playhouse,...