The dumbbell lift will strengthen your core and upper back muscles and will increase flexibility in your shoulders. It will improve your posture, too!1.  While holding dumbbells in each hand that aren’t too heavy to carry, point your feet straight and place them a hips width apart.2.   Stand with both arms at your sides and squeeze your shoulder blades together.  Contract your abdominal muscles and bend forward at your hips so that your...

Three photographers from Miami Lakes are winners in the town’s recent photo contest (see page 6). The photo above shows the image made by Hesly Trujillo, who won third place and a $25 gift card. The three photographers’ work will appear on the town’s social media pages.

Photo courtesy of the Town of Miami Lakes.

The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee’s monthly ‘Lunch Bunch and Bingo’ gatherings are on hold during the coronavirus pandemic.The committee has decided to use that budget to feed older adults in the community and hand out hot meals each Wednesday.Casavana Cuban Cuisine in the Windmill Gate Shopping Center prepared the meals on July 29.“We love helping the community,” said Antonio De La Hoz, manager at Casavana Cuban Cuisine. “Anything we...

    The way to earn a college degree morphed several years ago from classroom learning to online classes, which offered flexible schedules and independent study.    Ana G. Mendez University in Miami Lakes has introduced another way to get college credits: remote learning.     Remote learning is very different from attending classes online, said Vicente Rodriguez, account executive at the university.     Remote learning follows the same...

Summer camp for kids ages 5 – 12 continues through Aug. 21 at Shula’s Athletic Club in Miami Lakes.Drop-off begins at 7:30 a.m. and pick-up is between 4 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Aftercare is available until 6 p.m. for an additional fee. Rates are $35 to register and $149 for members, $169 for non-members.Shown playing outdoors are, clockwise from bottom left: Chase Torres; Jayden Perera; Bryan Wong; Aiden Sanchez; Alain Sanchez; Jayson Perera; Juan...