A Miami Beach family, determined to help find a cure for their son’s blindness, organizes an athletic day to raise money for research. The SeeFit Family Fun and Fitness Day takes place Sunday at Flamingo Park. BY RODOLFO ROMANSPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALDIn 2007, Helen and Adam Mopsick welcomed their third son, Colton. When doctor’s…
Thousands of people turned out for the American Heart Association’s Heart Walk at Florida International University. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to the Miami HeraldSusan Holloway, 46, has overcome adversity more than once: At 21 years old, she was diagnosed with a brain tumor — and just six years ago she suffered a stroke. “You need to…
By RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldFormer El Portal mayor Daisy Black took her old job back Tuesday, defeating current mayor Joyce Davis, according to unofficial results. But incumbent council members Harold Mathis and Linda Marcus defeated their opponents to remain in office. Black, currently a Village Council member, is a part-time substitute teacher for…
Joel Jacobi, a former Bal Harbour councilman, is suspended from his law practice due to a finding by the Miami-Dade Commission on Ethics and Public Trust. BY RODOLFO ROMANHis failure to list the rental income he earned on a co-op he owned in Bal Harbour and a house he owned in North Miami Beach violated…
The Bal Harbour Council puts off voting on a plan to expand Bal Harbour Shops. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldA proposal to expand Bal Harbour’s upscale shopping mall has been put on hold. At Tuesday’s local planning agency meeting, the Bal Harbour Council unanimously voted to defer an ordinance by Bal Harbour Shops…