For 12 years Michelle Rodriguez, owner of Miami-Lakes based Lumina Massage, has specialized in prenatal massages. In 2005 she had a lightbulb moment to create a sanctuary for underserved women, especially mothers-to-be, to feel encouraged, empowered and nurtured.“The mission of Lumina Massage is really to nurture the nurturer, and the ultimate nurturer is mom” said Rodriguez. “When women are pregnant, all of the focus is on...

Miami Lakes Optimist Club is holding try outs for its boys and girls basketball program on Saturday, May  6, at Barbara Goleman High School, 14100 N.W. 89th Avenue.Try outs for the Bronco League (ages 11-12  for boys, and ages 13 and 16 for the girls) starts at 9 a.m.Try outs for Pony League (ages 13-14 for boys and for girls) starts at 10:30 a.m.Try outs for Colt League (ages 15-18 for boys and girls are mixed with boys teams...

It was deja vu for Hialeah Miami Lakes High School’s boys’ volleyball team.Last week, the Trojans fell to SLAM in the district championship game after their star player, Abraham Castillo, was forced out of the game with an acute injury. In 2016, HML experienced a similar tale when SLAM defeated the Trojans for the division crown after their star player couldn’t finish the rest of the game due to an injury, conceivably...

Miami Lakes United Soccer Club recently participated in the annual European Soccer Travel Tours in England, where the boys under-9 and 10 team enjoyed a soccer tour with Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. The group, along with Miami Lakes United Soccer Club president Alvin Murray, who oversaw all aspects of the tour, engaged in training, games and engagements with professional football players from local premier clubs. The training and games...

Colonel Jacquelin Kelly was more than a softball coach at St. Thomas University.She blazed the trail for women seeking the same opportunity as men to compete in sports and be successful in life after college.Kelly died from cancer in 2014, but her name will be forever etched in the annals of St. Thomas University’s athletic program, and school officials gave her the ultimate gift – dedicating the Bobcat Softball Complex in her...