Two Miami Lakers with a history of opening original, successful restaurants and their business partners have brought their latest creation to their hometown. Chela’s Beer Garden, an indoor/outdoor venue has opened on Northwest 67th Avenue at Main Street, in the space that formerly held the On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina restaurant. An antique red Chevrolet pickup parked out front welcomes guests. “I’m...

Calling all playwrights! The Main Street Playhouse is accepting new works through March 1. The winning writer will see his or her play stage read at the playhouse as part of the South Florida Theatre League’s Summer Theatre Fest. Send a PDF of a one act or full-length play via email to angelinaesposito3@gmailcom. One work per author may be submitted. For more information go on Facebook. The theater is at 6766 Main St....

The Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee held its 32nd traveling bingo lunch drive-thru on Feb. 10 at Casavana Cuban Cuisine. There were 140 box lunches served to senior residents in town; folks either drove to the restaurant or the Freebee delivered the food to them. The volunteers are, left to right: Sarah Suarez, president of the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Miami Lakes Elderly Affairs Committee; Guillermo Baltar,...

The Orange Bowl Committee has elected its board of directors and officers to serve for 2021 – 2022. Newly-elected as at-large board members during the February membership meeting were Christine M. Barney and Albert de Cardenas. Also, Timothy A. Battle; Xavier E. Gonzalez; Michael E. Moran and Don Slesnick III were re-elected as at-large members. So was Suzanne Amaducci-Adams, who was an ex officio board member last year as...

CORA Health Services Inc. opened a new CORA Physical Therapy outpatient clinic in Miami Gardens, the company announced on Feb. 8. It is the 15th clinic in Miami-Dade County, among 30 others in South Florida, the company said. The coronavirus pandemic briefly delayed opening of the new clinic, and “we’re excited to help more people get back to living a pain-free life,” said A.J. Sanchez, CORA vice president of...