Bail bondsman Howard Scott “Padrino” Puig runs a non-profit organization teaching mixed martial arts to troubled young people. By Rodolfo Roman Special to The Miami Herald For about two months, Francisco Diaz traveled the streets of Hialeah on a bike, looking for a spot to sleep. Diaz, 22, called the benches and sidewalks home after…
Dance enthusiasts can learn congo, rumba, salsa, Afro-modern and other styles at the IFÉ-ILÉ Afro-Cuban Dance Festival on Saturday. By Rodolfo Roman Special to The Miami Herald A piece of Cuban history will be taught and celebrated in South Florida on Saturday. Interested dancers can learn a few Afro-Cuban moves at the 13th Annual IFÉ-ILÉ…
A Sweetwater shop near Florida International University offers Indian students a taste of home. By Rodolfo Roman Special to the Herald When Anjan Sampath arrived in the United States from India to study telecommunications at Florida International University, he faced a culture shock — especially when it came to food. Luckily for him, he later…
For Sweetwater bookstore run by the Daughters of St. Paul, has been a fixture for local Catholics for more than two decades. But the nuns have also taken to Facebook and Twitter to share their faith — and keep the faithful up to date. By Rodolfo Roman Special to the Herald For most people, using…
A Miami Dade college professor is collecting musical instruments for children living in an impoverished Nicaraguan town. By Rodolfo Roman Special to the Herald While visiting Nicaragua on a voluntary mission in 2009, Carlos Gonzalez Morales, a Miami Dade College Kendall campus English professor, was touched when he heard a school teacher play a folk…
