By Rodolfo Roman Special to the Herald For the past seven years, Fort Lauderdale resident Roberto Landero has rented a U-Haul truck, but not for moving purposes. Instead, Landero has kept a family Nicaraguan tradition alive by renting the truck and transforming its storage space into a decorated altar with an image of the Virgin…
By Rodolfo RomanSpecial to the Miami Herald North Miami resident Hal Richman would have travel to nearby Aventura – or north to Fort Lauderdale – so his Golden Retriever, Mollie, could run and socialize with other dogs. But for Richman and Mollie, those traveling days are over. On Saturday, both joined more than 30 pooches…
It was only a matter of time before Rich Attonito entered the world of mixed martial arts. The 33-year-old New Jersey native was exposed to sports at a young age by his father, Rich Attonito, Sr., who wrestled, as well as played and coached football. “It was a natural profession,” says Attonito, who remembers attending…
BY RODOLFO ROMANSPECIAL TO THE HERALDFor the past two months, instead of socializing with friends at Ronald Reagan High’s cafeteria during lunch,senior Juan Gamero, enjoyed his meal by himself inside the auditorium. The reason: Juan needed silence to focus reciting lines for the lead role in Shakespeare’s Macbeth.Born in Argentina, the role of Macbeth was…
By Rodolfo RomanSpecial to the Miami HeraldHolding a football in hand, Florida International University student Janessa Perez played quarterback and tried to avoid a sack by scrambling out of the way. Perez got together with friends and classmates to burn some calories right before enjoying the big Thanksgiving feast by playing flag football. “It is…