Miami-Dade County Commissioner Esteban Bovo Jr. (District 13) made a pledge to the community to raise private funds for the county’s Animal Services Trust Fund. On Saturday, February 8, Bovo’s office is hosting a fundraiser, spay, neuter and adoption event at Amelia Earhart Park from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The park is located at 401 E. 65 Street in Hialeah. “In keeping with my promise, I am asking community residents to make a...

  Miami Lakes senior citizens are invited to “Celebrate the Fifties” at the Valentine’s Day Senior Sock Hop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 8, at the Roberto Alonso Community Center at Royal Oaks Park, 16500 N.W. 87 Avenue. The free event will feature lunch, door prizes, raffles and lively entertainment. Ladies are encouraged to bring out their poodle skirts or Pink Lady jackets and gentlemen may don their...

  Back by popular demand, the Monsignor Edward Pace High School’s SpARTan Boot Camp, an intensive and exciting day of art, dance, drama and music, is taking place Saturday, February 8, in the Spartan Center, located on campus at 15600 N.W. 32 Avenue in Miami Gardens. Any student in grades 5 through 8 with a passion for the arts may participate. The boot camp will be hosted by Pace High’s Fine Arts department and includes...

Next Fall, the first production of 2014 by the Main Street Players which premiers on Friday, February 7, follows the religious squabbles, family secrets and heartaches endured by loved ones over the course of five years, and though some characters are certain they will have "next fall" to make their peace, they make the very human mistake in believing they have more time. The play, which begins and ends in a hospital waiting room, cuts...

The Graham Companies announced the winners of the “What I Love About Miami Lakes” Main Street Banner Art contest. From over 90 submissions, 26 pieces of art were selected to be showcased along Main Street. The artwork submissions were judged by 14 individuals with a selection of the top piece of work based on elementary, middle and high school levels. The selected top Elementary School submission was by Julian Hernandez, a...