A friend of mine who, like me, is coming up fast on her 50th birthday, started a new hobby last year. Competitive bodybuilding. My friend has always been athletic and fairly competitive, but this was unexpected. I don’t even try to keep up with her diet anymore when I meet her for a meal; she’s entirely cut out some things, but she eats a whole lot of others. She looks strong, and she places in tournaments. Not bad for someone...

Ask Fawad Siddiqui about improvisational comedy – the art form the world knows as improv – and he’ll tell you how inclusive it is. He might tell you about his career in acting, and how it all started with improv. He’ll tell you about how addictive it is, and how that class you take once a week might turn into your new habit. But ask him why you should come out for the first SOFLO LOCO Improv and Comedy festival at...

The residents of Loch Ness are still remembering their friend and neighbor Sergio Campos. Campos, who died at 72 in 2015, already had Loch Ness Drive co-named for him. Now a Little Free Library has been erected in his honor. Located at Pocket Park 51 the library was paid for by the homeowners’ association for neighborhood use. Campos served as president of the homeowner’s association for many years and was actively...

The Cultural Affairs Committee is throwing a huge street party to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month this year. On Oct. 10, people who want to get a taste of Latin America can enjoy the inaugural Sabor Fest. “We have been doing Hispanic Heritage for 11 years and last year, we outgrew the indoor space,” Justin Trujillo said. Trujillo, who chaired the subcommittee for the festival along with CAC member Geraldine Amandola,...

This sweet little lady is Sophie. Sophie is a seven-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who is owned by Gina and John Vargo of Lake Martha. The couple recently moved back to Miami Lakes with their fur baby. “We have had Sophie since she was a puppy,” Gina Vargo said. She said that Sophie and her are inseparable when she’s home, often spending time together on the couch while Vargo reads. When Sophie...