A family-owned business that survived threats to its bottom line from Hurricane Andrew and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is celebrating its 48th anniversary this year. The Miami Lakes Sports Shop has served two generations of athletes by outfitting school teams and Optimist Club leagues as well as adults who needed tennis or soccer or other kinds of gear. “We’re still hanging on,” said Rosalyn Hamilton, 72, who owns the...

Owners of 51 Miami Lakes businesses assembled in front of Town Hall on Dec. 21, to accept grants to help them with rent or revenues lost during the coronavirus pandemic. “At the end of a horrible, very difficult year, it’s a great day,” Town Manager Ed Pidermann said. The business owners agreed. “Words can’t express the gratitude that we feel,” said Alex Marban, who with his wife Yirka Marban own...

Here’s one way to get your child to eat her veggies: Have a car that drives itself deliver produce to your home. Miami Lakes non-profit The Education Fund partnered with Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, the Ford Motor Company Fund and Argo AI’s self-driving technology for eight weeks beginning in October. During the partnership, Ford Fusion hybrid self-driving sedans delivered nearly 500 bags of produce from The Education...

You may have seen them: Teams of Miami Lakers running around town, wearing costumes as they fulfilled 83 “missions” in the Great Miami Lakes Scavenger Hunt. Think it sounds easy? First place winners the Loch Isle Gang accumulated 40,300 points. Hot on their heels were the Jingle Belles with 40,000 points followed by the Fantastic Fam, with 39,900 points. “I don’t know who had more fun, if it was us or the...

Following up on my last column about stretching your body to help release tension, here’s another exercise, the Hip-Buttock Stretch, which focuses on stiffness that may develop in your lower back and hips.1. To start: Lie on your back on a mat. Raise your legs into a 90-degree angle, with your lower legs parallel to the ceiling.Place your right ankle over your left thigh. If necessary, use your hands to get your legs into position and then...