Nationally renowned motivational speaker Sean Downey is the guest speaker for the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s monthly membership luncheon on Wednesday, October 1, at Shula’s Hotel on Main Street. Downey is one of America’s leading authorities on the development of human potential and personal effectiveness. He has been training people on sales skills and business success for over 15 years. As Senior National...

 Shula’s Athletic Club is celebrating the grand opening of an expanded personal training area while introducing Thrive Functional Training, voted the number one training program in America by Men’s Health Magazine. During the three-day grand opening event, visitors can tour the facility, try out all group fitness classes, experience a free Thrive Workout and enjoy enrollment specials. There is no admission fee and...

 

Monster Lobster!!! Miami Lakes resident John Baron displays the 9-pound lobster he and his wife, Barbara, tickled out of his hiding place two miles off of Bear Cut during the recent season. Baron said the lobster was so old, he had barnacles on his shell...thus Barnacle Bill, the Lobster, which provided two dinners for four people.

  Voice of Love Training and Development, in partnership with The Children’s Trust, will host its annual Cross Country Jingle Bell Jog 5K at 8 a.m. on Saturday, December 6, at Shula’s Golf Club Par 3 course, 7601 Miami Lakes Drive. Free activities for children will include a fun kid’s dash with prizes, bounce houses, face painting and balloons. Pre-registration is $25 and $30 on the day of the race. All proceeds go to...

  Spanish Lake Elementary’s (SLE) principal, Jacqueline Arias-Gonzalez, along with other staff members, participated in the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The challenge is a viral phenomenon which encourages people to donate to the ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) Association or to pour a bucket of ice water over their heads, though many choose to complete the ice challenge and still donate. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig's...