The Main Street Players will host a fall workshop for young thespians between the ages of seven and 17. The students will produce and perform “Annie Jr.” during Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 28 to Nov. 30, at the playhouse. “Annie Jr.” is an abridged version of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show about a Depression-era orphan who escapes a miserable life in an orphanage and finds a new...

  Gov. Ron DeSantis awarded the posthumous Governor’s Medal of Freedom to five Floridians on Aug. 20, including Miami Lakes’ Bob Graham. Daniel Robert “Bob” Graham, a Democrat, was a member of the town’s founding family. He served as a state representative and senator; as the 38th governor and in the U.S. Senate, from 1987 – 2005.  There he chaired the U.S. Senate Select Committee on...

If you are taking a staycation this summer, Miami Lakes is a fun place to enjoy time off from work. The town offers lots of free or cheap activities. Here are just a few: Compete on municipal tennis and pickleball courts at Optimist Park ... Search for cow statues around town, an art project that pays tribute to Miami Lakes’ history as a dairy farm (hint: look for nine brightly painted bovines) ... Drop a line in the town’s free...

In July, 1910 Restaurant & Bar became the exclusive provider of meals for patrons at The Garrison Taproom & Billiards.        The restaurant and taproom share a corner on Main Street, at 6743 and 6709, respectively.     The most popular items ordered by Garrison’s customers are 1910 Restaurant’s cheese balls ($10), pub wings ($10 for a half order, $18 full order); chicken Caesar salad...

Resilience Orthopedics celebrated the opening of the practice in Miami Lakes in June with a ribbon-cutting party at their suite at 16430 NW 59th Ave.       Shown from left: Councilman Steven Herzberg; Matthew Casamayor, chair, Economic Development Committee; Ray Palacios, president, Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce; owner Guiselle Ponce and daughter Mackenzie Benitez;  Councilman Ray Garcia; Ponce’s husband...