Mark your datebook for upcoming events that are scheduled to happen during February and March in Miami Lakes.  Events may change due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check the town’s social media pages for last-minute updates.   Feb. 18 Movies at the Park Veterans Park, 15151 NW 82nd Ave., Miami Lakes. At 7:30 p.m., the town and its Youth Activities Task Force will screen “Encanto” a Disney...

     Within the past four months, Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid moved to accelerate a performance review of Town Manager Edward Pidermann and to replace him with the assistant town manager.      Last October, Cid sought to have the council review Pidermann’s performance, 15 months before his contract was to expire.      Cid said then that he wanted “to create a long-term policy...

      The Miami Lakes Food & Wine Festival proved to be the successful charitable event that co-founders Lynn Matos and Giuseppe Zuozo had hoped for on Feb. 5.       “All of our restaurants, all of our wine people [it’s] just a pouring of support for the community,” Matos said.       The event sold out -- 1,000 tickets in 10 days -- without advertising and drew...

  The ‘What’s your love story?’ contest was a project of the Town of Miami Lakes and its Cultural Affairs Committee. The winning writers won restaurant gift cards: 1st Place, $100 for Cancun Grill; 2nd Place, $75 for Trattoria Pampered Chef and 3rd Place, $50 for Beverly Hills Cafe. Photos courtesy of the writers.   1st Place:  Haircut leads to half-century of love  Karen and Mike Wolske By...

    The Junior Orange Bowl is calling for submissions by young writers for its 34th Annual Creative Writing Contest.      Students may win prizes and cash awards of up to $750.      This year’s theme is “How can art and music change our lives?”      The deadline to submit an essay online is March 18.      The contest is open to 8th grade...