• Elementary Open Hangs• Wednesday, Sept. 11• Wednesday, Sept. 25• Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.• Register at www. toml.eventbrite.com• Teen Open Hangs• Thursday, Sept. 12• Thursday, Sept. 26• Time: 6 p.m to 8 p.m.• Register at www.toml.eventbrite.com• Community Service Oppurtunity• Saturday, Sept. 28• Register at: https://tomloleta2019. eventbrite.comFor more info: Manny Martinez 305-819-SPOT (7768) or thespot@mi-amilakes-fl .gov.

The Town of Miami Lakes has the following fall pro-grams available:YouthKidokineticsMiami Lakes Youth Center. For ages 2 - 4, Mondays, 4:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.For ages 3 – 5, Mondays, 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.Fall A Session: Sept. 9 – Oct. 21.Fall B Session: Oct. 28 – Dec. 16 (No class Nov. 11)$77 for a seven week ses-sion.For more information: 954-385-8511 or www.kidoki-netics.com. All participants will receive a free T-shirt with fi rst time...

A college softball coach with a winning record was brought south from Alabama State to Florida International University.The Panthers announced the hiring of “proven winner” Chris Steiner-Wilcoxson, 43, on Aug. 6. She replaces Heather Gelbard, FIU softball’s interim coach.In her 13-year career, Steiner-Wilcoxson has compiled a 436-328-2 record, and won two Southwestern Athletic Conference titles, FIU said."I am so...

The Town of Miami Lakes welcomes Miami-based contemporary artist Miguel Rodez to the Town of Miami Lakes for his art show at Town Hall on Thursday, September 5th starting at 7:30 pm.Born in Havana, Cuba, Rodez, as a visual artist, engages in a similar creative process as a musical composer—that of evoking emotion. His exhibit “Surging Harmonies” is Rodez’s way of, instead of balancing sounds to create harmonies, achieving them by arranging...

The Town of Miami Lakes recently broke ground for a new courtyard at Royal Oaks Park named after Brenna Vergara, who died in 2014 from a rare heart condition during dance class.Vice Mayor Nelson Rodriguez proposed the idea at regular Town Council meeting, saying Vergara is an inspiration to the community and inspired several Miami Lakes regulations that require athletes and people participating in physical activities at the town’s parks and...