BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldAlmost every morning, Manuel Rodriguez takes the bus downtown along with the rush of commuters. But Rodriguez isn’t headed to work — he’s headed to the First United Methodist Church of Miami’s community center. For the past 25 years, Rodriguez, 87, has attended the Methodist community center’s Senior Hot…
BAL HARBOUR A pool attendant saved two tourists, thanks to the village’s new life preservers. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldA pool attendant at a Bal Harbour hotel rescued two tourists from the ocean using the village’s recently installed life preservers. Dutch tourist Bart Van Kambam, 65, went out for a swim behind the…
BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldOn Friday, Cutler Bay resident Greg Cekay stood in line, but not at the mall trying to take advantage of holiday sales. Instead, Cekay was waiting to ride a camel with his 4-year-old daughter Samantha at Miami Metrozoo. “It took some convincing to get her to ride,” said Cekay,…
NORTH MIAMI BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to the Miami HeraldFor the past three years, FAMU student Nery Amaya has driven from Tallahassee to North Miami for the Thanksgiving holiday for more than a family visit: He comes to see his alma mater’s marching band strut its stuff at the city’s WinterNational Thanksgiving Day Parade. “I came…
DESIGN DISTRICT Cancer survivors took to the catwalk alongside doctors and nurses at a fashionable fundraiser for the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center.BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldWearing an aqua dress, black high heels and clutching a Chanel purse, Bal Harbour resident Cindy Davis Carr walked down the runway at a Design District charity…