A series of banners that promote awareness of mental health were installed in March along Miami Lakes Drive.     The messages were hung between Northwest 57th Avenue and Northwest 87th Avenue.      The campaign is being sponsored by Humana and is a project of the Town of Miami Lakes and its Mental Health Task Force.      Messages include “Mental Health Matters” and...

Trinette Zarran  Attorney  Miami Gardens       “Washing your laundry with full loads as opposed to multiple loads with fewer clothing items,” Trinette Zarran said.  “[Also] taking shorter showers, opting for a shower rather than a bath, and upgrading to eco-friendly toilets that help reduce water consumption within the home." Joshua Hertz  Attorney  Pembroke...

Students from schools in the Miami Lakes area put the needs of others before themselves in March and April as they gathered new and used shoes for Camillus House. The charity serves poor and homeless people in Miami-Dade County. The shoe drive has been extended until April 22, Miami Lakes Town Clerk Gina Inguanzo said. After gathering up the footwear, kids have been bringing shoes to Miami Lakes Town Hall, where donation bins are still...

     The Main Street Players will kick off their 2022 season by presenting a comedy, “Rapture, blister, burn” by Gina Gionfriddo.       It will be the first production in the Players’ new home, at 6812 Main St. in Miami Lakes.       Danny Nieves directs five actors in the play centered around the relationship of two college girlfriends and the paths their lives...

     The Graham Companies has made two charitable donations to support refugees and victims of the war in Ukraine.      The company has given $15,000 to World Central Kitchen, founded by renowned chef and activist Jose Andres.      Since Feb. 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, the organization has provided free hot meals to refugees along the border with Poland and in Moldova, Romania and...