This quadruped hip extension exercise, done with a miniband, will focus on several muscle groups: The core, lower back, buttocks, hamstrings, and those in the upper back. To begin, place your weight on your hands and knees and put a miniband around your insteps. 1. Align your wrists beneath your shoulders and your knees beneath your hips. 2. Maintain good posture of the entire body, particularly your head and neck. 3. Contract the...

The Miami Lakes Bar Association met at Anacapri Italian Restaurant in Miami Lakes on July 21 for its first in-person happy hour in 2021. The delay in face-to-face meetings was due to the coronavirus pandemic. The gathering was co-hosted by the Dominican American Bar Association. Among the guests who filled the bar at the restaurant at 6743 Main St. were several judges from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; Fla. Rep. Tom Fabricio,...

Neill D. Robinson, 71, is a volunteer who chairs the Cultural Affairs Committee for the Town of Miami Lakes. Robinson is a retired public administrator. He is married to Deborah Robinson and they have three children: Kimberly Robinson, 49, Laurean Robinson, 40 and Brandon Neill Robinson, 34. Q: Where are you from, and what is your background? A: I was born in North Carolina, in a small town called Dunn. I moved to Philadelphia to...

The Miami Lakes town council has set a tentative property tax rate for the 2021-2022 fiscal year that will keep the millage the same as it has been since 2019. Though the millage rate may stay flat, some property owners may see slight tax increases. The Miami-Dade County Property Appraiser’s Office sets appraisals, and property values have increased by 3.6 percent, according to documents prepared by Town Manager Edward...

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral 16601 NW 77th Court, Miami Lakes Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Saturday Vespers: 6 p.m. The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal 15650 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes 305-558-3961 Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8201 NW 186 St.,...