Sept. 4 Book Talk with Christina Diaz Gonzalez The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host Attorney and award-winning author of “The Red Umbrella,” “A Thunderous Whisper;” “Moving Target,” “Concealed;” “Invisible: A Graphic Novel,” and “The Bluest Sky” at Miami Lakes Town Hall. “The Red Umbrella” describes the journey of a girl, 14, who escapes Cuba...

The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is offering classes.        Most events require preregistration and popular courses may fill up early. Sign up in advance to avoid being shut out of classes.         To see what is available, call 305-822-6520, email truglioj@mdpls.org or sign up at bit.ly/3Wnp6tC. The library at 6699 Windmill Gate Rd. is open Monday - Thursday,...

  Mayor Josh Dieguez said there are “no sacred cows” when it comes to the 2025-2026 Miami Lakes general fund budget.       “We need to cut back on certain line items,” Dieguez said during a Aug. 27 workshop. The next workshop is Sept. 3; votes will happen during two budget hearings, on Sept. 11 and Sept. 25.      The council engaged with residents as they reviewed the...

     House Bill No. 711 began as an idea from Dr. Tamara Moodie, principal of South Florida Autism Charter School: Creation of a public emergency notice about missing children and adults with autism spectrum disorder, similar to the Amber Alert for endangered kids or the Silver Alert for lost elders.       Moodie thought about the parents of her students who worry that their child could get hit by a car...

  The Main Street Players will host a fall workshop for young thespians between the ages of seven and 17. The students will produce and perform “Annie Jr.” during Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, at the playhouse. “Annie Jr.” is an abridged version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show about a Depression-era orphan who escapes a miserable life in an orphanage and finds a new...