Miami Lakes Branch Library has the following programs available for the public during February: For Children: Family Game Day! – Come to the library and enjoy time with your family playing board games. For all ages. Meets at 3 p.m. on Saturday, February 15. Paws 2 Read – Certified therapy dogs listen as children read aloud and practice their reading skills. For all ages at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 8. Reading Ready...

  Lawton Chiles Middle School, with the assistance of the Miami-Dade Public Schools (M-DCPS) North Regional Office, began offering the only accelerated science program the county that assists fifth grade students in receiving a middle school science credit. The participants consist of 15 students from Palm Spring North Elementary and 15 students from Spanish Lakes Elementary.  Lawton Chiles worked very closely with these two...

Rosa Nell Hammer will turn 95 this year on October 2. To celebrate, she’d like nothing better than to sell another home.Hammer has already sold thousands of single-famliy homes and condominiums in the Miami Lakes and Hialeah neighborhoods since launching her real estate career 47 years ago. “I love getting up in the morning and going to work,” said Hammer, a broker-associate with The Keyes Company’s Miami Lakes...

  Miami Lakes Toastmasters has invited area residents to attend an Open House to meet members, learn more about Toastmasters International, and explore how Toastmasters can improve the communication skills for today’s professionals. The Open House is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, February 18, at Miami Lakes Educational Center, 5780 N.W. 158 Street. Members and guests will enjoy a special Toastmasters meeting that will...

  In a follow up from a Town Hall meeting called by Councilmember Nelson Rodriguez in November, Florida City Gas, the local natural gas utility provider, will be conducting a feasibility study to address the possibility of extending the natural gas lines to the west side of Miami Lakes. Surveys will be mailed to homes that currently do not have access to natural gas lines. “The goal is to save residents money,” said...