Coach Caesar Asadi
is making the jump to the college level, hired by St. Thomas University after leading Mater Lakes Academy boys relay swimming team to a Class 2A state championship in November. The private, Catholic university in Miami Gardens on Jan. 19 named Asadi the new men’s and women’s swimming and diving head coach. The Bobcats will compete in the Sun Coast Conference as a National Association of Intercollegiate...

Nancy Angela Fontanella Rogers, 73, chairs the Town of Miami Lakes Public Safety Committee. Rogers is a retired dispatcher for the North Miami Beach Police. She was married to Thomas B. Rogers, a Miami-Dade Police sergeant who died in 2018; their son is Thomas B. Rogers, Jr. Q: Where are you from, and what is your background? A: I moved to Miami from New Jersey with my parents when I was 10 years old. I graduated from Miami...

The Tree pose - Vrksasana (vrksa - tree, sana - pose).   The benefits of the tree pose include helping to improve balance, endurance and stability, and also toning the legs and feet. Balance can be improved at any age! 1. Begin by standing close to a wall. Keep your feet parallel to each other and root them firmly into the earth and lengthen your spine. Tug your tailbone under. Keep your shoulders away from your ears and...

Two Miami Lakers with a history of opening original, successful restaurants and their business partners have brought their latest creation to their hometown. Chela’s Beer Garden, an indoor/outdoor venue has opened on Northwest 67th Avenue at Main Street, in the space that formerly held the On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina restaurant. An antique red Chevrolet pickup parked out front welcomes guests. “I’m...

The Town of Miami Lakes received a $525,000 federal grant to replace and install a backup generator at the Roberto Alonso Community Center. The funding, from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant-Mitigation program, was awarded Feb. 3. The Roberto Alonso Community Center, at 16500 NW 87th Ave., is relied upon when a disaster such as a hurricane takes aim at Miami Lakes. The center...