The Zonta Club of Miami Lakes (ZCML) still has tickets available for its annual signature fundraising gala, Viva Las Vegas 2018, on Saturday, May 19. The event will be held at Don Shula’s Hotel at 6842 Main Street. This year’s event features games of chance, luck or just plain skill.  Cocktails are at 7 p.m. and games begin at 8 p.m. Priority reservations are available by mail or by payment through...

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee will host its annual “Paint a Picture for Mom” event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, at Miami Lakes Picnic Park West, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. Participants are invited to create a masterpiece for their mother, or any other influential women in their lives. Children of all ages will have an opportunity to be creative and paint something spectacular. Canvass, brushes, and paint...

Miami Lakes resident Armando Bernal IV will appear on South Florida PBS’s new show “Kid Stew.” Created by best-selling author James Patterson and hosted by a pre-teen cast, the show is about engaging older kids in reading, music, art and creative expression. Sketches, videos, fun facts, global virtual visits and guest appearances will take place on the show as well.  Bernal is 11-years-old, and has lived in Miami Lakes...

  A Miami-Dade Circuit Court dismissed a lawsuit last week filed against Miami Lakes by the town’s former mayor, Michael Pizzi, who’s seeking about $3 million for attorney fees for his 2014 criminal trial, according to a Town press release.  A judge threw out the litigation on April 25, three years after Pizzi sued Miami Lakes. Following a series of bizarre depositions, Pizzi had to amend his lawsuit twice to resume...

  Miami Lakes Neighborhood Improvement Committee will host its inaugural Home Decor and Improvement Expo on Saturday, May 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mary Collins Community Center, 15151 N.W. 82 Avenue. The event will offer an opportunity for residents to learn how to fix up their homes. Home improvement and interior decor related businesses and organizations are invited to exhibit, distribute literature, and provide information to...