It’s such a good party, The Graham Companies and the Main Street Merchants have presented it for 39 years.      On Nov. 22, the 40th Annual Main Street Festival of Lights kicks off the holiday season with Santa, elves and lots of free, family-friendly fun.       Children can get their faces painted, enjoy performers, write letters to the big guy in the red suit, decorate...

     October was a good month for Barbara Goleman Senior High School freshman Alain Sanchez, 14, of Miami Lakes.       Alain was recognized at the Do the Right Thing of Miami, Inc. monthly ceremony in Miami on Oct. 16 and by the Miami Lakes town council on Oct. 21.      “...  Alain saw students smoking drugs and became worried about the safety and health of his fellow...

     The inaugural Cars for Heroes show presented by the Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee drew a crowd downtown on Oct. 11.       From shiny Corvettes to colorful Low Riders, there was something for every auto fan to admire. Kids got to see fire trucks and police cars, old and new, and a bomb squad robot, too.        Ninety-nine vehicles entered the competition that also...

     The Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee marked Hispanic Heritage Month with a celebration of Peru.      “Sabor Perú: Flavors, Colors and Culture”  was held Oct. 4 at the Roberto Alonso Community Center.        “It was one of the most festive and best attended Cultural Affairs Committee events ever,” Chair Felicia Salazar said in an...

     The town’s premier business organization held its inaugural awards gala on Oct. 17 at the Miami Lakes Hotel on Main. The event supported the American Cancer Society. Guests dined, danced and partied while dressed in black tie and trustee members received custom trophies. A silent auction, including art by Richard Pis, aka Ricky G, benefitted the American Cancer Society. The honorees were: Platinum Trustee and VIP...