When you attend a Miami Lakes event, Kristina Labossiere is often the emcee, a gig she has pulled off for nearly six years.“Whenever they need a voice, I’m there,” said Labossiere, 31, the Miami Lakes Leisure Services Manager.Town Manager Edward Pidermann and Labossiere’s colleagues think so highly of her work that they named her the 2020 Town Employee of the Year.Labossiere said she was shocked when Pidermann made the announcement on Oct. 21...

The Glute Kick Backs will work out your buttocks and hamstrings muscles as well as your lower back and abdominal muscles. 1. Place a mini resistance band around your calves just above the ankles (for beginners, the higher the placement of the band, the easier the exercise).2. Lie face down over an exercise ball, with your belly button at the top of the ball.3. Place your hands on the floor with your arms straight. Your wrists, elbows and...

Dorothy Gross, a 40-year resident of Miami Lakes who raised two children in Loch Lomond with her husband, Dr. Edward F. Gross, died Oct. 31 of lung cancer in Lake Mary, Fla.     She was 85. Mrs. Gross, shown above in a photo circa 1987 that was shared by her family, was a flight attendant and world traveler before she married.     “She had an encyclopedic memory, was very engaging and loved to watch Turner Classic Movies,” her son Edward J....

The Town of Miami Lakes, its Public Safety Committee and members of the town council hosted a Police and Fire Appreciation Ceremony on Sept. 24 to recognize two first responders for outstanding performance. When a car holding two people crashed into Lake Martha and sank on New Year’s Day, 2019, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue firefighter and diver Ivan Acebo and another diver saved one of those lives while other firefighters rescued the second person...

You might forget you’ve walked into a dental suite when you notice the velvet chairs and brass accents of Dr. Carlos Mendigutia’s decor. Mendigutia has an eye for design, and that includes using the latest high-tech tools which help him to be as precise as possible when designing implants for patients. “I have to have the best of everything, because I love what I do,” Mendigutia, 46, said in early November from his new office at 6602...