The Fiesta has been redesigned with new, fun features this year. The big Lakewood event comes to Mayfair Park at 5720 Clark Avenue from Thursday, May 5 to Sunday, May 8.
 
New and expanded features include:

* More food trucks, with creative and popular menus!
* New, exhilarating attractions like mechanical bull-riding and rock climbing!
* Live music on Friday and Saturday nights, including the '80s band Knyght Ryder and the L. A. All Stars.

For all the details, visit www.lakewoodcity.org/fiesta.

ShopLakewood.org is a fun Facebook page offering money-saving coupons, promotions, grand-opening announcements about new businesses and prize-winning contests.

Recent ShopLakewood.org postings have included Buy One, Get One lunches, promotion of an event at Cal Bowl, and a 40% off coupon for Michaels. For fans of the page, ShopLakewood holds several contests throughout the year to win prizes such as Lakewood insignia items and gift cards to local businesses.

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The Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA) provides animal care and control services to Lakewood and other cities in our region. Every day there are puppies and dogs, kittens and cats, plus other critters available for adoption at SEAACA.

In the spring and summer months, there are more daylight hours and better weather for you and your new pet to get to know one another. It's a great time to introduce a new pet to your family.

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Show mom how much you appreciate her with an unforgettable, all-you-can-eat Mother's Day brunch experience provided by TGIS Catering at The Centre at Sycamore Plaza in Lakewood on Sunday, May 8, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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Winner of the 2012 Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Choreography, "Newsies" is a high-energy explosion of song and dance coming soon to the Segerstrom Center for the Performing Arts in Costa Mesa.

The cost of this trip is $55 which includes bus transportation to the event location. Please arrive at Burns Community Center by 5:30 p.m., bus leaves promptly at 6:00 p.m. Adults must accompany children of all ages. Register at www.lakewoodcity.org/ecatalog and use class #41758. With questions, call (562) 886-9771, extension 2408. Last day to register is May 9.

Like possums and raccoons, coyotes have adapted over the years to suburban life throughout California and the nation. Coyotes in the wild are by nature fearful of humans. However, they are highly adaptive and can lose their fear of humans when we provide them with food, shelter or water sources.

While Lakewood doesn't have the level of coyote problems of many communities near foothills or large open spaces, coyotes can venture into residential areas in our city and become problematic, especially if people are feeding them (intentionally or unintentionally) by leaving pet food out overnight, tree fruit on the ground, or trash unsecured.

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