The Miami-Dade County Library branch in Miami Lakes is closed for renovation. Patrons may visit the branch in Palm Springs North at 17601 NW 78th Ave. for classes. Many classes require registration, call for information at 305-820-8564 or padronc@mdpls.org.      The branch is open 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. Monday - Thursday; 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday -Saturday and closed Sunday. Homework Help and Tutoring Sat, Sept. 5,...

Sept. 10, Oct. 8 Senior Bingo Luncheon. The Elderly Affairs Committee presents bingo, a meal and prizes. Roberto Alonso Community Center, 16500 NW 87th Ave. Age 60+. 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. Free. Register at Toml.Eventbrite.com.   Sept. 10 Legal Seminar. The Elderly Care Law Firm and Veterans Rights Law Firm will host a free legal seminar on estate and Medicaid planning. Learn how to avoid probate, protecting your home...

I was walking around downtown Miami when I first saw one of those little wheeled robot guys who delivers your lunch. I was on the phone with my dad, who is 81 and who only recently stopped unplugging the Google Nest speaker I got for him and my mom when he walks in the kitchen so that it doesn’t spy on him. I told him I thought a robot was following me. He asked if I had a baseball bat. The Petersens are not, as a rule, early...

Many different kinds of people walk through the doors to Main Street Players’ black-box theater. The company, which has announced and is selling tickets for its 2027 season, wants to offer something for a diverse set of tastes – and perhaps build some community along the way. “I definitely want to feature shows that are going to impact our community in different ways,” MSP Artistic Director Sara Jarrell...

A street and a school will now provide lasting memory of a man who served Miami Lakes and nearby communities in Congress for almost two decades. A stretch of Southwest 8th Street - Miami’s famed Calle Ocho - was recently renamed Lincoln Diaz-Balart Memorial Highway. Hialeah Elementary School has been rechristened Lincoln Diaz-Balart Hialeah Elementary School. Diaz-Balart served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to...