DIAS DE INDEPENDENCIA By RODOLFO R. ROMANEspecial para The Miami HeraldRoberto Amador se paró junto a la estatua del poeta Rubén Darío, viendo a un grupo de baile folclórico nicaragüense moverse al compás de la marimba, un instrumento similar al xilófono. Para el emotivo Amador, que se fue de Nicaragua en los años 80, la…
After surviving 96 chemotherapy treatments, the general manager of Gold’s Gym South Beach shows his appreciation to the cancer center that helped him survive and encourages others to stay healthy. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami Herald Five years ago, personal trainer David Octavio Gandell faced the challenge of his life: At age 29, he…
BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldThe El Portal Village Council unanimously approved a tax rate of $7.84 at its final budget hearing Tuesday — the same as the current rate. Under the proposed rate, which takes effect Oct. 1, the owner of a typical El Portal home assessed at $151,689 taking the standard $50,000…
The 10th annual Cultural Integration Day celebrates Central American and Mexican independence days with traditional food, music and costumes. BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to the Miami Herald Roberto Amador stood by a statue of Nicaraguan poet Ruben Dario, watching dancers perform a folkloric dance from Nicaragua to the sounds of the marimba, an instrument similar…
Bal Harbour’s tax rate will increase in order to offseta dip in property values. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldThe Bal Harbour Village Council unanimously approved an 8.6 percent tax rate increase at its final budget hearing Tuesday. The new rate, which takes effect Oct. 1, is an increase from $2.308 per $1,000 of…