Step Up to Balance The Step Up to Balance exercise will help with balance and improve the strength of your core muscles. 1. Stand tall with good posture in front of a sturdy bench, chair or a box that is not higher than your knee. Dumbbells can be
held in each hand, the weight dependent upon your strength level. I suggest starting with 10-pound dumbbells. 2. Place one foot on the apparatus of choice and use that leg to pull...

Anthony Hernandez’s magical senior season as quarterback for Barbara Goleman Senior High School and his superb performance in the classroom didn’t go unnoticed. Hernandez, 19, a freshman 
at the University of Florida, was awarded the 8th annual Coach Rick Football Scholarship Award earlier this year for his accomplishments during 2019 – 2020. “I feel that I achieved something great through perseverance and being...

Say hello to Luna! She is a year-old Quaker parrot who lives with the Blanco family – Eddie, Arianna, Marcela, 12; Ivan, 15; Julian, 17 and Ariella, 11 – in the Lake Patricia neighborhood in Miami Lakes. “I have had her since she was a baby,” Ariella said. “She’ll copy the little sounds you make. It’s super cute.” Luna is shown above eating asparagus. She will squawk if she is...

Christ the Saviour Orthodox Cathedral 16601 NW 77th Court, Miami Lakes Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10 a.m. Saturday Vespers: 6 p.m. The Church of the Epiphany Episcopal 15650 Miami Lakeway North, Miami Lakes 305-558-3961 Misa en Espanol: 9 a.m. Sunday Eucharist: 10:30 a.m. Children’s Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. Escuela Dominical: 12:15 p.m. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 8201 NW 186 St.,...

The Town of Miami Lakes is making a fourth attempt to win the National Civic League’s All-America City Award. Tune in online at 11 a.m. on June 9 to watch officials and business leaders make the pitch for why the town deserves the recognition. The winner must convince the judges that their municipality “leverages civic engagement, collaboration, inclusiveness and innovation to success- fully address local issues,” the...