These are the current volunteer opportunities for children and adults in Miami Lakes.  Giving Gators  Mae M. Walters Elementary School, 650 W. 33rd St., Hialeah Feb. 5, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Students can earn 15 community service hours as they pack up boxes of books in a library assistance project. Masks are required. Register at Eventbrite, https://bit.ly/3Gw2Ply The Town of Miami Lakes is looking...

     Meet Stella!  She’s a 7-year-old German Shepherd who lives in the Lake Patricia neighborhood with her family, Michelle Hambleton, and her parents Bill and Iliana Hambleton.      Stella was Michelle’s companion while she attended Florida State University and returned to Miami Lakes in 2016, Iliana Hambleton said.      “Stella is a loving and happy-go-lucky...

      Soraya Galan, Miami Lakes, Media Relations Manager      “There is no solution, honestly,” Soraya Galan said.  “To end the pandemic we have to do our tasks, our work every day, try to protect each other with the masks [and] vaccines.       “We can’t do anything about it,” she said. “Follow the protocols and try to...

     The Town of Miami Lakes has offered to provide legal representation to former Building Official Mike Mesa, as he faces a civil lawsuit filed against him by a homeowner.      Carlos Perez Jr., who owns a home in the 14400 block of Rosewood Road, is alleging gross negligence and tortious interference with contractual relations by Mesa. Perez Jr. filed the case Dec. 21 in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in...

     Chela’s Beer Garden in Miami Lakes is sponsoring a monthly outdoor bazaar to be held on Sunday afternoons.      From noon until 6 p.m., the Mexican restaurant at 15301 NW 67th Ave. at Main Street will welcome customers to its lawn.      That’s where 10 or more local vendors will set up a market. There will also be a DJ. A fitness instructor will help guests work off the...