National Night Out fills Doral Central Park tonight from 6 to 8
Backpacks for registered students tonight, Senior Splash Day Thursday, a Post-Impressionism talk Friday, and a second straight cut to the city's property tax rate.
National Night Out and Back-to-School Night takes over Doral Central Park tonight, Tuesday, August 4, from 6 to 8 p.m. The Doral Police Department and the Parks & Police 4 Kids Foundation are hosting the evening with the city. Officers plan to share crime prevention and personal safety information. There are back-to-school activities for kids. Registered students can pick up free school supplies and backpacks while supplies last. The city says the event is free, open to everyone, and that no registration is required to attend. The whole thing runs two hours, which leaves time for a walk-through before a school-night bedtime. It is an easy night to meet neighbors and the officers who work here. (City of Doral events directory)
Doral students head back to Miami-Dade classrooms
The 2026-2027 school year is starting in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Doral is part of it. The district is the nation's fourth-largest. More than 300,000 students across the county are heading back to the classroom, the Doral Family Journal reports. Doral sits inside that district, so the return lands here too. A start that big resets the whole household calendar, from wake-up times to what the evening looks like. If there is a student in the house, this is the week the summer version of the day ends. (Doral Family Journal)
Senior Splash Day hits the Doral Aquatic Center on Thursday
Silver Club Senior Splash Day is Thursday, August 6, at 10 a.m. at the Doral Aquatic Center. The city bills it as a fun-filled morning of water attractions and laughter. The Silver Club is Doral's program for older residents, and this is its morning at the aquatic center. A 10 a.m. start beats the worst of an August afternoon. Water attractions, a pool and good company make a decent Thursday morning. If there is a senior in your household who has been looking for something on the calendar, this is one. Contact the event organizer for details. (City of Doral events directory)
A Post-Impressionism talk lands at the Cultural Arts Center Friday
The Doral Cultural Arts Center has a History of Art session on Friday, August 7. The subject is Post-Impressionism, and the city frames it as an engaging journey into that world. It is built as a lecture, so expect a talk rather than a paint-and-sip. That makes it a low-key way to close out the week for anyone curious about the movement. A lecture is a different kind of Friday plan, and Doral has one on the calendar this week. It is the sort of hour that rewards showing up curious. Contact the event organizer for details. (City of Doral events directory)
The city cut its property tax rate for a second year running
The Doral City Council approved a rollback millage rate of 1.5994 for fiscal year 2026-2027, the Doral Family Journal reports. It is the second consecutive reduction in the city's operating property tax rate. That is the rate the city sets for its own operations. Two reductions in a row is the part to hold onto, because the direction has been down rather than up. The 1.5994 rate applies to the fiscal year that runs from 2026 into 2027. For anyone who owns property in Doral, the millage rate is the city number to watch each budget season. (Doral Family Journal)
The City Council meets Wednesday, August 12, at 10 a.m.
The Doral City Council meets Wednesday, August 12, at 10 a.m. at the Doral Government Center. A 10 a.m. start puts the meeting in the middle of a workday. That is worth marking on a calendar now rather than the night before. Council meetings are the city's main public decision-making sessions, and this is the next one on the schedule. If you have been meaning to see how the city works from the inside, a weekday morning at the Government Center is the next chance. Wednesday, August 12, 10 a.m., Doral Government Center. (City of Doral events directory)