"The more I do, the further behind I get," said Becky Foster, played by Francine Birns, in the new Main Street Players production Becky's New Car. "Anyone else feel like that?" She motions to the audience for feedback. Echoes of sighs, muffled laughs, and empathetic grunts fill the room. Becky's New Car expertly breaks down the fourth wall and creates an atmosphere unlike any other play. Becky converses with the audience, enlists...

  Owners of The Miami Lakes Art Academy, Adilas Hernandez and her husband Orelvis Dominguez, have now opened Miami Lakes A+ Daycare Center.  The new facility is located at 13905 N.W. 67 Avenue within the Lake Patricia Shopping Center in Miami Lakes, and officially opened it's doors on Monday, July 28.  Both Hernandez and Dominguez, who hail from Cuba, immigrated to the U.S. 11 years ago and have been working in the Miami-Dade...

  The Miami Lakes marina picnic and playground area, located at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street, is now available to be reserved for birthday parties and family gatherings. Pavilions and picnic tables are available, and life jackets and fishing rods are available for free. Free fishing clinics are also available and a Florida freshwater fishing license is required for those wishing to cast their lines. For license...

  Miami-Dade County's public schools resume on Monday, August 18 to begin the 2014-2015 school year. Parents and students are urged to register early to avoid processing delays.  Two proofs of current address are required. Also required is a completion of a “Disclosure of Time of Registration” form which can be obtained from Attendance Services. For more information visit www.dadeschools.net.  First Day of Class:...

  The Town of Miami Lakes is honoring the 150th anniversary of the nation’s motto “In God We Trust” by joining about 339 cities across America as an act of patriotism, and not for religious reasons. During a July 22 special meeting, the Town Council acted as the Committee of the Whole to approve Vice Mayor Manny Cid’s recommendation for Miami Lakes to commemorate the country’s milestone by sponsoring a...