The Miami Lakes Athletic Club celebrated the end of summer with a “Zumbathon”.      About 250 gym members danced for over two hours the night of Sept. 13, led by eight instructors from the club, General Manager Anthony Artiles said.       To make it even more fun, there was a DJ and conga drummer to keep the energy going.      “The whole gymnasium...

     Students in grades K-12 in Miami-Dade and Broward County schools are invited to submit their art to the annual Orange Bowl Creative Art Contest.      This year’s theme is “Courage Creates Champions.”      Student work should include visual representations of South Florida, college football, the contest theme and OBIE, the Orange Bowl mascot.      Every...

How to finally fix the dreaded slice Here is great way to work on fixing your slice, and all it takes is a couple of extra range balls the next time that you’re practicing. Many golfers suffer from an “over the top” swing, which causes a big curve of the ball (from left to right for a right-handed golfer) because of a bad swing path or direction.  Here’s how you can try to fix it. First...

     Monsignor Edward Pace High School hosted 60 students at its Miami Gardens campus during two cheerleading camps last summer.  Participants worked on tumbling; lifts and tosses; dance and jump classes. They also did arts and crafts; field day activities; games; makeup classes; a fashion show; yoga and themed “dress out” days.       “We wanted to provide the community in the...

     Florida International University has designated its first home football game of the season as “Miami Lakes Night.”      FIU is offering general admission seats in the endzone for $11 -- which is $6 off the usual price -- to see the team as they play Maine on Saturday, Sept. 2.      Tickets and more information are available at https://buff.ly/3OHMrn9.   ...