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…
BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldThe El Portal Village Council shut down a proposal to turn the former Rader Memorial United Methodist Church site into a charter school after the plan drew opposition from residents. “If this is going to cost us a great deal of angst for villagers, I can’t see myself in…
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…
Although the city of Sweetwater has a small population and is known for it’s great Central American restaurant, the place was rockin this week as Central Americans, Mexicans, and Chilenos celebrated their independence. Party-goers danced the night away at Sabores Chilenos last night drinking pisco sour and jammed to latin rock. Earlier in the week,…