Car dealers are considered an essential business and have not shut down during the three months of the coronavirus outbreak. But to remain viable while restricted by social distancing and other safety guidelines, they’ve had to change how they sell autos as well as how they take care of customers and their cars. Count Gus Machado Ford in Hialeah among those that have shifted gears during the pandemic. “We’ve had to reinvent...

Two weeks after “non-essential” businesses were allowed to reopen -- as some restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus were eased -- owners say they are following new public safety guidelines and are looking forward to making good money again. “It’s the first step of reopening, but it will get better,” said Lucas Bedoya, owner of The Fade Shop barbers in the Park Centre Shops in Miami Lakes. Bedoya and other small...

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Restaurants in Miami Lakes that are struggling with restrictions on the number of patrons to just 50 percent capacity will soon have a new way to serve diners.The town council decided Tuesday to allow restaurants to serve additional diners by providing seats at tables that can be set up on sidewalks and in parking lots.The new resolution was adopted to happen while the town’s state of emergency order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus...

The clippers were buzzing Monday at the Fade Shop barbers in Miami Lakes.Owner Lucas Bedoya said 20 customers were groomed that morning at the business that is at 15363 N.W. 79th Court in the Park Centre Shops.It was the first day that some non-essential businesses which had been closed for two months to prevent the spread of the coronavirus were allowed to resume business.To maintain six feet between customers and staff, Bedoya can only have...