A group of 50 eighth-grade students from Bob Graham Education Center (BGEC) participated in the College Offers Unlimited Possibilities (COUP) tour of several colleges in Florida’s State University System from May 28-30. The tour afforded these highly motivated and academically advanced students an opportunity to visit the University of Central Florida, University of Florida (UF), Florida State University (FSU), University of South Florida and...

Miami Lakes Youth Center “The Spot” is calling for teens to spend a day volunteering on Sunday, July 7, at Peaceful Ridge Horse Rescue.Peaceful Ridge is a non-profit organization that provides dental and medical care, rehabilitation and adoption services for rescued horses.The volunteer opportunity is free for teens ages 13 to 17 and registration is required at www.TOML.eventbrite.com. Transportation will be available at 9 a.m. at the Youth...

Sunrise Presbyterian Church located at 18400 N.W. 68 Avenue will be hosting its Vacation Bible School (VBS) from August 9-11. Registration is on August 9 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m and is free. Daily hours are August 9, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.; August 10, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and August 11, 9:00 a.m to noon. Kids can join the fun at Camp Moose on the Loose VBS. Bible stories, crafts, games, music and more. For more information call (305) 821-5841 or...

Virtuoso violinist Eric Silberger returns to Miami Lakes to play three Beethoven violin sonatas joining local and renown pianist Adolfo Vidal for an evening of chamber music at Miami Lakes Congregational Church at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 22.The church is located at 6701 Miami Lakeway South, across from Miami Lakes K-8 Center.Silberger is a prize winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition and the Michael Hill International...

The Miami Lakes Town Council recently held a business budget workshop to detail a list of capital improvement projects targeted for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.The plan is part of “Imagine Miami Lakes 2025,” a project widely recognized as a welcoming community with extraordinary beauty where state-of-the-art planning concepts creates vibrant hubs that are safe and friendly to all ages and mobility options which inspire the town to continue...