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...

     Members of the baseball program at Barbara Goleman Senior High School pose at SeaVee Boats in Medley, one of three businesses that helped them raise $2,000 for new turf and other improvements at their home field.      The athletes obtained a $1,000 donation from SeaVee Boats and $500 each from Bowhead Roofing and T&G Constructors, both in Doral, said team mom Olga Laurenti. She is also vice president...

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...

   There was big news at the Miami Lakes Chamber of Commerce’s February luncheon: cardiovascular medical device manufacturer Cordis, which has its global headquarters in Business Park East in Miami Lakes, is hiring 300 employees.       “We’re really excited about the impact in the town of Miami Lakes,” said Samine Jernigan, operations-manufacturing vice president at Cordis. Town...