American Legion Post 144 honored veterans of the Vietnam War on April 5 with a day of fishing, friendship and a picnic at Veterans Park in Miami Lakes.      The gathering marked the 50th Anniversary of the end of the war in which more than 58,200 U.S. military members died.        “It is another way of saying to [the veterans] ‘Welcome Home,’” Post 144...

       With the help of Scouts and Brownies from Troops 566, 902 and 529 and tree provider SFM Services, Inc. from Medley, members of the Miami Lakes town council planted a Cathedral Oak tree on April 25 in Park 60 in the Eagle Nest neighborhood.          The tree came with its own bird’s nest in the branches.        “They’re not just something...

     The Main Street Players will host “Our Culture On Stage” in May, a festival of Hispanic and Latino song, dance and theater at the Main Street Playhouse during three weekends. May 2 – 4: “Unfold: The Immigration Plays” written and directed by Ricky J. Martinez. One-act plays about the complexities of immigration will be performed. Curtain is at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. on...

     More than 3,500 people attended Miami Lakes Spring Fling and Easter Egg Hunt on April 19 at Veterans Park. Kids of all ages and sizes ran to get some of the 30,000 eggs filled with Smarties candy and fruit rolls.       Presented by the town’s Youth Activities Task Force, 44 volunteers helped run the event. Barbara Goleman Senior High School juniors Angie Gallardo and Samantha Dominguez appeared...

        The Cabrera family of Miami Lakes -- Jesus, Annette and daughters Lauren Grace, 10, at left, and Lily Joy, 5 -- returned to France in March for spring break. The family also visited that country in 2023.       The girls are holding a copy of their favorite community newspaper while posing for their father’s camera. This shot was taken in the inner courtyard of the Palais-Royal, a...