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…
Thanks to volunteers,the Miami Rescue Missionwill feed hundreds of homeless and needy people this Thanksgiving. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldFour years ago, Keith Selby had a promising life in New Jersey with a home and a career as a mechanical engineer. Then he had a drink — and it all eventually vanished. “Once…
BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldIt’s been almost a year since Miami resident Natalia Rosa last tasted a Nicaraguan Rosquilla, a popular cookie from the Central American nation. “I love the taste because, once I eat one, I want to eat the entire bag,” said Rosa, whose Nicaraguan boyfriend, Jose Martinez, introduced her to…