A weekly outdoor gathering that was to begin on Thursday, Jan. 27 and every Thursday night thereafter has been postponed. The event, called Food Trucks + More, is still planned to eventually be held in the municipal parking lot along New Barn Road near Northwest 67th Avenue in Miami Lakes. This report will be updated when organizers finalize their arrangements.      From 5 p.m. - 10 p.m., up to 15...

     Giving Gators hosted its first charity softball tournament, “Slugging for Toys” at Miami Lakes Optimist Park on Dec. 18. The purpose was to raise money and collect new toys for 180 students who attend area schools.       It was such a fun event for such a good cause that it may become an annual tournament, said Giving Gators Founder Daylin Garcia.      Team Hialeah won...

    The Town of Miami Lakes has partnered with Miami Lakes Athletic Club to offer Rock Steady Boxing classes.       The program is designed to improve the symptoms of patients with Parkinson’s Disease through a boxing-inspired fitness regimen, town spokeswoman Clarisell De Cardenas said.      The disease can affect a person’s nervous system, movement and balance. Assessments of...

     The Chair pose aka Utkatasana      The Chair pose is a low squatting, standing asana.        The pose strengthens the muscles of the arms and the legs and will also stimulate the diaphragm and heart.      This pose may look simple because you are sitting in an imaginary chair!        But it requires the strength of your arms, legs and torso...

      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.       As the highly contagious Omicron variant spreads among us, the trend seen on the street is to use black KN95 masks.       What kind of mask do you wear? To show off your style, send a selfie to...