A councilwoman teams up with residents and a Jamaican nonprofit to help children in a storm-ravaged section of the island country. BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldEl Portal is coming to the aid of hurricane victims in Jamaica. Councilwoman Daisy Black — along with some concerned village neighbors — have partnered with a…
Although Miami Beach was as hot as an oven, it didn’t stop dozens of people from welcoming a young Mayan boy from Mexico, who is on board a wooded ship and will navigate the ocean’s water for about five months. The kid, who is joined by his father, 12 crew men and a dog will…
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…
