Miami Lakes Branch Library announced the following programs that are available for the public during January: For Children and Families:STEM Saturdays – Enjoy an interactive lesson and hands on activities with FIU undergraduate and medical students. Participants can learn about electricity and make their very own functional circuit using fruits and vegetables. Got questions? Contact stemsaturday@gmail.com. Scheduled at 10 a.m. on...

Chris Perdomo recently won the Miami Lakes Optimist Club’s Roland Gomez Scholarship award for boys for his stellar performances in the classroom and the playing fields.Perdomo, who graduated from Hialeah Miami Lakes High in 2016 and finished a semester at Florida International University, played basketball and volleyball in high school and at the Optimist Club.For winning the scholarship award, Perdomo was awarded $1,000 to use for...

Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee will host a healthy cooking demonstration on Saturday, January 14, as part of the “Super Saturday at the Park.”The presentation, sponsored in party by The Graham Companies, will be provided by The Naked Bite, founded by Chef Amber Antonelli, with the objective of promoting plant-inspired recipes that are versatile and delicious. The demo will be led by Chef Heather who was raised in an Italian...

Former Miami Lakes mayor Michael Pizzi filed an amended complaint against the Town of Miami Lakes in exactly 20 days after a judge dismissed his original lawsuit which was seeking $2.5 million in attorneys’ fees stemming from his federal bribery corruption trial in 2014.Last month, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Antonio Marin granted a motion to dismiss the complaint without prejudice, after determining the complaint did not prove that...

Representatives from nearly 200 colleges and universities will be at the 2017 Miami National College Fair on Sunday, February 26, to meet with students and parents on subjects such as financial aid, college planning, admission, and testing requirements.The Fair, which has free admission, will be held from noon to 4 p.m., at the DoubleTree Miami Mart Airport Hotel & Convention Center, 777 N.W. 72 Avenue in Miami. Parking is $5, cash...