Shula’s Athletic Club recently celebrated the opening of an expanded personal training area by introducing the Thrive Functional Training System, a unique regimen named the “Best New Workout Program” for 2014 by Men’s Health Magazine. Created by Mike Boyle, a world-renowned strength coach, the program employs the same principles he has used to train world-class athletes, including the 2013 World Series Champion...

  Jim Hamilton, owner of Miami Lakes Sports Shop, has forgotten what infamous South Florida traffic is like, considering that for the past four decades he and his wife Roslyn have enjoyed a morning and evening work commute that spans a few blocks. As merchants and residents of Miami Lakes, the Hamiltons don’t have to go very far to get to the places they need. One of the longest lasting businesses in Miami Lakes, and one of less...

  Inspired by the goodwill and cheer filling the air this past holiday season, Adazzles Hair Salon and Supply, located at 7317 Miami Lakes Drive in the Cypress Village Shopping Center, and Miami Lakes AutoMall, located at 16600 N.W. 57 Avenue, teamed up to kick off a “Forward in ‘15” Free Makeover program during January. Three lucky ladies received free full makeovers including hair, makeup and a new wardrobe...

Painting With A Twist, the bring-your-own-beverage painting studio that encourages amateur artists to tackle famous paintings with the help of a teacher, is coming to Miami Lakes. The four partners who franchised Painting With A Twist, Yirka and Alex Marban, Ignacio Menendez and Yaime Riveiro are surprisingly not artists, but all enjoyed taking classes at Painting With A Twist and hoped to open their own. Their dream was realized with the...

  For the sixth consecutive year JetStream Federal Credit Union partnered with The Early Development of Global Education (EDGE) Charitable Foundation for an annual toy drive. The toys collected at all of the JetStream branch locations were delivered by The EDGE to migrant families and children victimized by domestic abuse and human trafficking in South Florida. “The annual toy drive impacts many economically disadvantaged families...