Main Street Players, located at 6766 Main Street in Miami Lakes, presents the first play of its 41st season, A Bicycle Country, by Pulitzer-Prize award winning playwright, Nilo Cruz.  A Bicycle Country will run from February 6 through March 1 Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. The play is set against the backdrop of early 90’s when the Russian government’s long-standing financial support for Cuba...

  Miami-Dade County Animal Services achieved a combined save rate for cats and dogs of 81.5 percent in 2014, bringing the shelter and the community closer than ever to realizing the 90 percent save rate that has become the benchmark of “no kill” success. Since adopting “no kill” policies in 2014 as the guiding principle for providing care and refuge for over 27,000 unwanted dogs and cats, Animal Service’s...

    Dr. Enrique Gongora is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon, which is scheduled for 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, February 11, at Don Shula’s Hotel Grand Ballroom.  Gongora is a board-certified cardiac surgeon. In tribute to February as Heart Awareness Month, his topic will focus on “Keeping Our Hearts Healthy!”  Gongora earned his medical degree...

  Miami Lakes Councilmembers attended the Miami Lakes Bar Association’s (MLBA) 10th Year Anniversary celebration on January 23 in the Dolfan Room at Shula’s Steakhouse. More than 70 people attended the event, where Vice Mayor Manny Cid presented a proclamation declaring January 23 as “Miami Lakes Bar Association Day.” Founded in 2005, MLBA is a non-profit voluntary bar association whose mission includes promoting...

  Miami-Dade Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr., was officially sworn in as vice chair of the County Commission on January 15 by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio. Bovo is flanked by his wife, Viviana, son, Alessandro and the rest of his family members. The District 13 commissioner will chair the County Commission meetings in the absence of new chairperson Jean Monestine, who was sworn in to his new position during the same ceremony. Bovo also serves...