Main Street’s Fountain area goes pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. Many of the Main Street shops will have special items where purchases will give a percentage back to Breast Cancer charities. The Main Street Merchants and The Graham Companies wanted to show their support for the awareness of breast cancer and the many women and families it affects.  

  Voters in Miami Lakes and neighboring communities may cast their ballots during the Early Voting Schedule for the November 6 General Election at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue in Miami Lakes. The Center will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. beginning Monday, October 22, and running through Sunday, November 4.  

  Miami Lakes ghosts and goblins and kids of all ages are invited to celebrate Halloween on Saturday, October 27, at the annual “Nightmare on Montrose” beginning at 5 p.m. at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Sponsors for this year’s event are Specialty Smiles Orthodontics, New York Life, and Family Dentistry and Orthodontics of Miami Lakes. The free event will feature pumpkin decorating, a costume...

  From now until Wednesday, October 31, the Miami Lakes United Methodist Church (MLUMC) will be holding it’s annual pumpkin patch at 14800 Ludlam Road.  Admission to the patch is $3 Monday through Thursday, with admission being $5 Friday through Sunday. Children 12 years old and under have free admission with a paying adult. The admission price includes $3 Pumpkin Bucks that may be applied towards any pumpkin or gourd...

  Miami Lakes students from K-12 can test their chess skills with Mayor Manny Cid and council members during the Mayor’s Chess Challenge . The event is scheduled at 10 a.m., Saturday, October 27, at Miami Lakes Town Hall, 6601 Main Street. The Mayor’s Chess Challenge promotes the numerous educational benefits of youth chess playing in the town including analytical thinking skills, strategy, concentration and commitment. The...