San Francisco Giants rookie Aramis Garcia homered in his first Major League Baseball hit in his debut against the New York Mets on August 31. The former Florida International University catcher hit a solo home run off Mets reliever Robert Gsellman in the bottom of the eighth inning of the Giants' 7-0 win. Later in the six-run eighth inning for the Giants, Garcia had an RBI single. He was 2 for 4 with two RBI. Garcia played at FIU from...

  To give residents a tax break since property values have been increasing for several years, the Miami Lakes Town Council adopted a new rate of 2.3217 mills and an estimated $50 million budget for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The town initially kept the same rate for property taxes at 2.3353 mills during a budget workshop last month, however, Vice Mayor Frank Mingo proposed the lower rate at the first budget hearing. Council members were...

  The Miami Lakes United Methodist Church (MLUMC) located at 14800 Ludlam Road, has extended its pumpkin patch grand opening this year by a whole week. The Patch will open Saturday, September 29 and run all the way to Halloween on Wednesday, October 31.  Pumpkins will be arriving around 4 p.m. on Friday, September 28, Wednesday, October 10 and Wednesday, October 24. Students in need of volunteer hours can help unload. For more...

  Main Street Players, located at 6766 Main Street, presents Superior Donuts by Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tracy Letts at the Main Street Playhouse.  Arthur Przybyszewski owns a decrepit donut shop in the uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Franco Wicks, a teenager who is his only employee, wants to change the shop for the better. This comedy-drama explores the challenges of embracing the past, and the redemptive...

  On August 27, Clara Lyzniak was given the honor of Outstanding Board Member, and recognized with a prestigious RemyAward by the South Florida Theatre League. The RemyAwards are named in honor of Remberto Cabrera, the former Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs’ Senior Cultural administrator and chief of Cultural Development. The awards are given to the unapplauded who provide outstanding service behind-thescenes of...