After being shuttered for 30 years, the planetarium at Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School will open this year to teach students about space careers.       The planetarium will be part of the new SpaceHUB aerospace mega-magnet program. Courses in new, state of the art classrooms will include applied engineering, robotics, systems coding, electrical systems and advanced aerospace science and...

Jan.  4, 11, 18, 25 Miami Lakes Farmers Market The Florida Marketplace Group presents a Saturday market with vendors of produce, clothing and crafts. At Main Street and New Barn Road. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Jan. 3 Festival Navideño at Ana G. Mendez University A Christmas festival at Ana G. Mendez University, 15201 NW 79th Ct. 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Free.  Jan. 8 Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon. Speaker is Marcela...

     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 check availability, 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, 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m....

     There are big changes coming to Miami Lakes in 2025, starting with the elected leadership.  The Town Council       Four of its six leaders are untested in their new roles. Council members say they want to improve perennial issues for residents: taxes, traffic, damage from mine blasting, beautification, flooding and safety.       If the council approves Mayor Josh...

Please note this story was updated on Jan. 2 from a previous version posted on Dec. 27.       Miami Lakes Mayor Josh Dieguez has nominated Alejandro Sanchez to fill council Seat 4.      Sanchez, 40, is an associate at a commercial property group and serves on the Planning and Zoning Board.      “I am head and shoulders beyond the moon,” Sanchez said on Dec. 27 after the...