CMX Cinemas Miami Lakes has instituted a curfew for evening shows that begin at 8 p.m. or later.      Minors under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult who is 21 or older and has proper identification.          The policy at the complex, at 6711 Main St. in Miami Lakes, began Oct. 22 and applies to all evening shows.       Minors who are...

     It was a special occasion for the informal breakfast club that meets at the Holiday Bakery in the Cypress Village Shopping Center.       On Oct. 13, friends celebrated the 91st birthday of Eduardo Romero of Miami Lakes, shown above with his wife Elaine Romero.        They were joined by Mr. Romero’s daughter Elizabeth Romero; Manuel and Lillian Sertzen; Silvia and...

     As part of Red Ribbon Week activities, when students pledge to say no to drugs, Jesmin Tamargo’s kindergarten students at Bob Graham Education Center Primary Learning Center wore sunglasses to “Shade out Drugs.”       The children’s other activities during the week included signing a huge poster to pledge to be drug free and wearing caps and red shirts, Tamargo...

     The Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s Knight Owls competed in their first chess tournament of the school year open to students from public and private schools in Miami-Dade County, put on by the 64 Squares Foundation at the Divine Savior Academy in Doral on Oct. 16. The K-5 division, with Aidan Alvarez, Zoe Trinidad and Christopher Capute, won seven games, putting them in second place, the school said. Aidan Schwinghammer and...

     Give Miami Day is on Thursday, Nov. 18, and there are more than 900 non-profit organizations in the county and 26 groups with ties to Miami Lakes, all hoping for donations to continue their good works.      Among them:  --Main Street Players on Main Street has a New Play competition, summer camp for kids and presents new dramatic plays in English and Spanish. --The Education Fund, which gives...