Softball will launch the 12th annual Town of Miami Lakes Senior Games hosted by the Elderly Affairs Committee with a match scheduled at 10 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, at Miami Lakes Optimist Park, 6411 N.W. 162 Street. Future games in the 2018 schedule include Track & Field events on February 24, a Canasta tournament on March 16, a Duplicate Bridge tournament on April 16, and a Basketball Shooting competition on August 25....

  Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee are co-hosting the first Town’s first Food and Wine Festival scheduled from 5 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 3, at the Miami Lakes Optimist Clubhouse and Park. The event will feature fine food, wine, and specialty beer, provided by local restaurants and establishments. Guests will have an opportunity to network, sample culinary delights, and a wide selection of wines. Food and...

  Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee has issued a last call for health and wellness vendors and sponsors to sign up for the Town’s 4th annual Family Health and Wellness Fair scheduled from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 10, at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Last year’s Fair drew over 500 attendees to the completely sold out exhibition. More than 60 local businesses and organizations...

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host a concert on Saturday, February 10, in honor of Black History Month featuring the Florida Memorial Gospel Choir. The free concert will be at 8 p.m. at Miami Lakes United Methodist Church, 14800 N.W. 67 Avenue (Ludlam Road.) Florida Memorial’s history and traditions reach back to 1879; their accomplishments have made them the only historically black university in southern Florida....

  In the middle of the 2008 economic crisis, ex-NFL player Casey Crawford and co-founder Toby Harris dreamt of creating a mortgage company that would center its ideals around God, family and community.  Since its creation, Movement Mortgage has set up shop in 48 states and continues to grow and expand, passing Chase mortgage as the seventh largest purchase lender in the nation and the third largest growing company in The U.S. The...