Samson Oceanfront Park was transformed with twinkling lights for the annual Winterfest celebration. BY RODOLFO ROMANSPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALDWind and rain didn’t dampen the holiday spirit in Sunny Isles Beach.Despite wicked weather, hundreds of residents and guests turned out for the annual Sunny Isles Beach Winterfest at the 70,000-square-foot Samson Oceanfront Park, 17425 Collins…
EL PORTAL BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldEl Portal bus riders will soon be able to put their umbrellas away — at least while they wait for their rides. The village will get four new bus shelters, to replace its unsheltered bus benches. The village council recently approved a resolution allowing the bus shelters.…
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,…