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

Sports By Paula Liu, Yoga Instructor, Miami Lakes Athletic Club Thursday, January 20, 2022

     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...

Scene around town: Mask Fashion

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Thursday, January 20, 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.       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...

Free COVID testing sites in Miami Lakes

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, January 19, 2022

            A drive-thru free 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....

Armesto achieves rank of Eagle Scout

Community By Alexandra Herrera, Reporter Wednesday, January 19, 2022

     Miami Lakes resident Angel Armesto, 19, was recently awarded the rank of Eagle Scout.       Armesto completed his Eagle Scout project in the spring of 2021.  A member of Boy Scout Troop 566 and Sea Scout Ship 144, Armesto worked at Flamingo  Gardens in Davie where he created a tortoise enclosure for the project.       Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,...

The Graham Companies provide 'cookie cupboard' for Girl Scouts

Community By Linda Trischitta, Editor Wednesday, January 19, 2022

     It’s Girl Scout cookie season, and Miami Lakes Troop 902 is participating in the annual fundraising effort that teaches business skills. Introduced this year is a new snack: Adventurefuls, a brownie-type cookie with caramel-flavored cream and sea salt. The Graham Companies provided a storefront on Main Street where the scouts can pick up their supplies. Shown above on Jan. 13 are Hope Gonzalez (holding a box of...
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