The Town of Miami Lakes is seeking young people to join the Miami Lakes Youth Council. Members of the council help create new program- ming for events held at the town youth center, The Spot. Councilmembers must devote one to two hours each week for meetings; participate in monthly or bi-monthly community service activities and chaperone field trips. Those interested in joining should call 305-819-7768 for more information and to get...

For more than a decade, Alejandra Castro dreamed of being her own boss. Earlier this year, that dream came true when she opened Miami Beauty Lovers salon and teaching studio. “I have the liberty of growing my business and giving others jobs,” said Castro. “For 15 years I was an employee. But now I feel free as my own boss.” The salon is at 8140 NW 155th St., just north of Miami Lakes Drive and east of...

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...