DECADES AFTER THE WHITMAN BROTHERS CONTRIBUTED TO AN OSCAR-WINNING DOCUMENTARY, A NEW FILM BASED ON MID-CENTURY FILM FOOTAGE CAPTURED BY DUDLEY WHITMAN AND THE LATE BILL WHITMAN EXPLORES LIFE IN HAWAII BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldOn his way home from Asia after serving in the U.S. Air Force during World War II, Dudley…
A frozen yogurt shop offers tasty treats — and karaoke night — across the street from Florida International University. BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldFlorida International University student Raquel Marciao took time off from her studies to reward herself with a sweet, tasty treat. “We come to indulge but not really because yogurt is…
LOCAL COLOMBIANS WILL CELEBRATE 200 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE FOR THEIR COUNTRY WITH A HUGE FIESTA AT THE FAIR & EXPO CENTER BY RODOLFO ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldColombians in South Florida won’t have to travel to their native land to celebrate their country’s bicentennial. Sounds of traditional cumbia music and the smell of arepas will…
Bal Harbour’s former express service bus has been donated to Barry University’s Broadcast Journalism School. The village tried selling the bus on eBay with an opening bid of $8,500, but decided to donate it after no one bid on the vehicle, according to village manager Alfred Treppeda in a letter addressed to the council. The…
By RODOLFO ROMAN, rroman@miamiherald.comMiami Herald A proposed rule that would have required home-based businesses in Bal Harbour to pay a fee and register with the village have been shut down. The village council decided not to vote on the proposed ordinance at a recent meeting. “I was looking over it and it is too much…
