A sign on the front door of Chivas Cocina Colombiana conveys the sad news to its customers.      “After 23 years of service, our restaurant will be closing as we enter retirement,” the message from owners Grete and Mariano Santos says on the storefront in the Palm Plaza shopping center on Northwest 67th Avenue.             “It’s been an honor to share our...

Alvin Murray  President, Miami Lakes United Soccer Club  Miramar       “So the winter Olympics for me is going to curling,” Alvin Murray said. “It’s a new sport for me. I’ve always seen it but fortunately or unfortunately, I got to see it on TV while I was on a plane and I couldn’t come off of that channel. The United States was playing up against I think...

    The Florida Autism License Plate Fund and Autism Services Grant Council have awarded a $10,000 grant to the HDS Foundation.       The foundation, based in Miami Lakes, will use the money to fund its training courses for students with autism and related abilities to help them to live in society.        “We are honored to receive this support from the Autism License Plate Fund...

 Miami Lakes AutoMall and partner Fred Senra began the year by donating to organizations that serve the community. Senra is shown below with three representatives of those groups.

    Romeo is a 5-month-old, 7-pound heartthrob who is living the full puppy dream, Marcia Chaviano said.      “He’s chewing everything that isn’t nailed down, turning plush toys into confetti and generally keeping me on my toes,” Chaviano said about the latest addition to her Miami Lakes home.      Also on high alert in the household: Joy, a 7-year-old Schnauzer who got...