October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and at Miami Lakes Athletic Club, they’re raising awareness while working up a sweat. In addition to themed classes where participants are encouraged to dress in pink, there are tables outside workout studios where they sell t-shirts and goodie bags to raise money for the cause. It’s never hard to create excitement and get participation from club members, fitness manager Gitte Torres...

Miami Lakes AutoMall’s Fred Senra presents Miami Lakes Optimist Club treasurer Jim Hamilton with a check for spnosorship of the 2026 Optimist baseball season. The season kicks off  with an opening ceremony at Optimist Park on Friday, September 18 for fall baseball and softball as well as flag football.

A former Miami Lakes Optimist softball player is celebrating a win as part of the Special Olympics Florida softball team.      Emily Torres, 27, played on the silver medal-winning unified slow pitch softball team at the USA Games in Minnesota. Special Olympics unified sports feature people with and without intellectual disabilities on the same team.      Torres, who does not have an intellectual disability,...

The Town of Miami Lakes is preparing to spend an estimated $3.5 million for improvements to the dated Optimist Park. The plans will modernize “critical infrastructure” while keeping existing layout of ball fields, according to a memo by Town Manager Edward Pidermann which the council discussed during the May 19 town meeting. Work could begin as soon as this summer, after negotiations with the Miami-Dade County School Board...

Katelyn Otis Account Executive and Ticket Sales, The Orange Bowl  Fort Lauderdale       “I’m attending the one of the games, June 24 [Brazil vs Scotland], but I’m actually working the ticketing office for the game,” Katelyn Otis said. “So I’m excited to experience that. I worked the National Championship game ticketing, it was interesting. I’m excited to...