The Spa at Shula’s celebrated its 10th anniversary earlier this year and in addition to its Aveda product line, the Spa is now offering the completely organic and handmade skin care line from Hungary – Eminence. Linda Higgs, Spa director, personally tests the products the Spa offers to customers to be certain of the quality of the product. With the Eminence line, Higgs is overjoyed. “We are really all about natural...

  Associated Press sports writer Tim Reynolds knows all about teamwork. Covering the Miami Heat for more than a decade, Reynolds has a bird’s eye view of how teamwork has become the recipe for success, as the Heat won three NBA World Championships and made four consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. He intently observed the camaraderie between LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade and their rest of their teammates that helped the...

  Anyone familiar with the book “Outliers: The Story of Success,” written by Malcolm Gladwell, understands the “10,000-hour rule.” Gladwell explained that the key to world-class expertise in any one skill is to practice correctly for a minimum of 10,000 hours. Erick Lamelas is a Miami Lakes resident who attended Bob Graham Education Center from kindergarten to eighth grade, has practiced karate for the past 11...

 

Miami Lakes K-8 Center’s students, faculty and staff collected and delivered over 300 costumes that were used by the children at the various Miami-Dade County community center branches. The students smiled while wearing their costumes on the Friday before Halloween delighting in doing something good for others. 

  Miami-Dade District One residents recently enjoyed some great Latin food and entertainment at County Commissioner Barbara J. Jordan’s ninth annual Hispanic Heritage Festival at Country Village Park. The diverse crowd feasted on Spanish dishes such as Lechon Asado and Arroz Imperial while enjoying a live band and children’s activities including rock climbing, a bounce house, face painting, pony rides and a petting zoo. The...