The Town of Miami Lakes and its Economic Development Committee are presenting a webinar series about doing business during the pandemic that is sponsored by BankUnited.Sept. 9th: Human Resources in Today’s Economy Presenter: Ramiro Inguanzo, assistant manager, Bal Harbour Village.Sept. 23rd: How to Prevail in Today’s Economy Presenter: BankUnited executives, local business owners discuss strategies.     The Wednesday webinars are from 10 a.m....

The coronavirus pandemic forced the closing of the Miami Lakes Hotel in town, but when one door closes, sometimes another one opens. The Graham Companies owns the hotel and donated contents from the shuttered property – beds, dressers, sofas and lamps from about 30 rooms-- to Lotus House in Miami. The donation will enable the charity that cares for homeless women and children to furnish apartments for those families.  Lotus House...

     The town of Miami Lakes is providing working parents with a child care option for students enrolled in public schools who resumed virtual learning on Aug. 31.     Called E-Learning Support Day Camp, the town is partnering with YMCA staff who will monitor kids as they do their schoolwork in a public center in town.     During its Aug. 18 meeting, the town council approved a plan to provide places for 54 students, from ages 5 to 12.     As...

It’s an accomplishment to make it to 12th grade, and Barbara Goleman Senior High School students who get there take the opportunity to stand out. Gators – both boys and girls --  create crowns to emphasize their status among the student body. Although these seniors won’t get to wear their royal coronets while strutting the halls of their school in Miami Lakes, they kept up the tradition and posted photos on social media. Shown above, left to...

     The Seated V exercise looks deceptively simple.         But if done correctly, this tight, controlled movement will help strengthen deep core muscles (the diaphragm; internal obliques; transverse abdominus and pelvic floor) and improve flexibility, mobility and support of your torso and spine (the external obliques, thoracic lumbar fascia, rectus abdominis; hip flexors and lumbar erectors).1.  While seated on a pad or the floor, bend...