An integral member of The Sengra Corporation’s (forerunner to The Graham Companies) management team in the early development of the New Town of Miami Lakes, R. Floyd Luckey Jr. passed away on November 5 after a long illness at his home in Lancaster, New Hampshire. Luckey was a 1948 graduate of LaBelle High School in LaBelle, Florida. He attended the University of Florida graduating in 1951 with high honors and a degree in...

  Miami Lakes Cultural Affairs Committee is presenting the 15th annual Holiday Storytelling at Main Street Playhouse, 6766 Main Street, at 2 p.m. on Sunday, December 6. All attendees will receive books donated at Janet Marti, director at Inspired 2 Think, and a member of the Town’s Education Advisory Board. Miami Lakes residents with children under the age of 5 will have an opportunity to register for the free Imagination Library...

  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...