Miami Lakes Councilwoman Marilyn Ruano is considering whether to run for mayor. She was nominated to fill a vacant council seat by incumbent Mayor Manny Cid in 2017 and ran unopposed in 2018. They are both facing reelection in November and neither one has an opponent, at least so far. “The last thing I heard was that she’s supporting me,” Cid said on Feb. 25. Several residents urged Ruano to challenge Cid after he...

Malique Lewis, Natalia Reboredo and Monica Marques are Posse Foundation scholars. Malique plans to attend Syracuse University in New York and study broadcasting, while Natalia and Monica will attend Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. and plan to major in political science. Matthew Bruges won a QuestBridge Scholarship and was admitted to the University of Chicago, where he plans to major in economics. QuestBridge supports...

The Town of Miami Lakes and its Education Advisory Board are accepting applications for The Graham Companies Scholarship, to be presented by the firm. Two scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are residents of Miami Lakes. Applications must be submitted to town hall by March 31. The EAB will choose two students in April; winners will be announced at the April 21 town council meeting....

American Senior High School’s Dewayne Martin won a Posse Foundation scholarship, his school in Hialeah announced.
Dewayne has been accepted to Hamilton College in
Clinton, N.Y.
He plans to study public policy and economics.
The Posse Foundation selects students from diverse backgrounds to create a group, or “posse,” at universities and helps them become leaders.

The lunge is an integrated lower body movement that will test your thighs. It will work every lower body muscle group too, including the deep core, the abdomen and the lower back. The lunge can be performed while standing with an up and down movement, or while walking forward. When weights are held in either hand, the exercise will benefit your whole body. Lunges will give you strength to do sports as well as every day...