Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee hosted a luncheon on Saturday, March 3, in honor of Women’s History Month. Miami Lakes resident and former Town Councilmember Mary Collins was the luncheon’s keynote speaker. The event was held at the Robert Alonso Community Center, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. Collins, born July 5, 1932 in New York City, graduated from Stella Maris Academy and attended Dade Community College,, She married...

  The Town of Miami Lakes invites residents to attend a Hurricane Resiliency Workshop from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, April 7, in Town Hall’s Council Chambers, 6601 Main Street. The free event will offer an opportunity for residents to learn how they can make their homes more resilient against hurricanes. For more information, contact Clarisell De Cardenas at 305-512-7133.

  Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s (Pace) Starlette Dance team made school history last week as it was awarded two first place awards at the National Dance Association (NDA) National Championships held in Orlando’s Hard Rock Live March 2 through 4. This was the first time in the school’s 57 years that the school has earned two National Dance Titles at the same competition.  The team of 12 talented dancers is...

  Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid and Councilmembers Luis Collazo, Tim Daubert, Marilyn Ruano and Nelson Rodriguez, attended the ribbon cutting ceremony of Ana G. Mendez University on February 27. The school is the first bilingual university in the Town of Miami Lakes. “Ana G. Mendez is more than a university in our Town,” said Cid. “They were with us going door-to-door during our Hurricane Irma relief efforts. We stood...

  The Main Street Players will hold auditions for its summer production of “Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,” to be directed by Tatyana-Marie Carlo.  In this audacious comedy by Alan Ball, five reluctant bridesmaids have taken refuge in an upstairs bedroom. They learn that despite their many differences, they all share a common bond that runs much deeper than their identical dresses.  Auditions will be held at...