Workout: To do at home, in the gym or on the go

Sports By Ricky Ali, Personal Trainer, Miami Lakes Athletic Club Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Let's do the Romanian Dead Lift.  1. While standing, grasp a pair of kettlebells or dumbbells and hold them at your sides (beginners can use just their body weight). Keep your knees  slightly bent as shown above. 2. Contract your abdominal muscles and clench your buttocks tight while pushing the buttocks backward, what we call hinging from the hip. Your upper body and arms should stay motionless. Reach a position where...

Free COVID-19 testing site in Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, March 2, 2022

     A free drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Miami Lakes continues to screen people wishing to know if they have the virus.      The project, at 7601 Miami Lakes Drive in the parking lot of the former Hotel Indigo, is a partnership between The Graham Companies and Longview Technology Services of Herndon, Va.      The free tests are the PCR nasal swab version.       ...

Scene around town: Mask Fashion

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, March 2, 2022

     Call it pandemic fashion, the colorful face coverings we wear to protect ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors from the COVID-19 virus and its variants.

      What kind of mask do you wear? To show off your style, send a selfie to LindaT@MiamiLaker.com.

     Photos by Linda Trischitta, The Miami Laker.

Town braces for county vote on NW 154th St. bridge

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, March 2, 2022

     Miami Lakes councilmembers are urging residents to get active if they want to stop the opening of the Northwest 154th Street bridge that is currently closed. It crosses Interstate 75 and ends in Hialeah.      The Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners was scheduled to vote March 1 to urge the Florida Department of Transportation to open the span but deferred the vote until March 15 to give Miami Lakes...

Emergency medical center planned for Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, March 2, 2022

     The Graham Companies is seeking approval from the Town of Miami Lakes for an emergency medical center that Baptist Health South Florida would build and operate in Miami Lakes Business Park West.      “The Graham Companies values its long-term relationship with Baptist and looks forward to the completion of a full scale, state of the art emergency facility to serve the residents of Miami...
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