The Israeli consulate helps usher in Tel Aviv’s centennial celebration with a South Beach pool party. Other festivities are scheduled in the months to come. BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldA little more than 100 years ago, about 40 people gathered on a desolate sand dune on what is now Tel Aviv, one…
ALL HANDS ON DECK: A TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WORKS TO SPRUCE UP THE RELOCATED THEODORE R. AND THELMA A. GIBSON CHARTER SCHOOL BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldIt’s been three months since Stephen Bridges graduated from the former St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Overtown. On a recent Saturday, he made one more…
BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami Herald Congress is stepping in to help Bal Harbour replace village bus shelters. Bal Harbour will receive $250,000 in federal funding from the Transportation Appropriations Bill to replace the village’s bus shelters, which are stationed at 14 locations. “These shelters are important to both residents and visitors who…
EL PORTALProposed El Portal charter school encountering resistance from residents concerned about increased trafficCouncil members table a vote on a charter school on the site of a former church until next month. Neighbors say the school will bring unwanted traffic and other headaches to their community. BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldEl Portal…
BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldMore than a month ago, Richard Carter left his hometown of New York — recently laid off, unable to pay his rent and hoping to find a job in South Florida. But Carter hasn’t been able to find employment — instead, he’s been living on the streets of…