BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldTwice a year, ballet instructor Alice Arja visits the favelas, or shanty towns, of Rio de Janiero with a mission: To recruit young boys and girls and enroll them in her Brazilian dance school in hopes of inspiring and educating the poorest children of her country. And for…
After a two-year hiatus, parking fees resume at the beachfront lot under Haulover Bridge.BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldBeachgoers will have to cough up some cash if they plan to park under the Haulover Bridge. For two years, parking under the bridge was free during construction of the One Bal Harbour project. But…
Volunteers pitch in to give a foster home for teen girls a much-needed makeover. BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldFor more than three years, house parent Rosa Abud had been fighting to renovate the dilapidated foster home in Miami Gardens where she tends to five teenage girls. ”I had been advocating for them,…
BAL HARBORBal Harbour council fills vacancy on police pension boardBY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to the Miami HeraldBal Harbour village leaders have filled a vacant seat on a volunteer board that oversees the police department’s pension fund. The village council unanimously appointed resident Daniel Gold, director and founder of Rushteam Properties, to the five-member board at…
BY RODOLFO R. ROMANSpecial to The Miami HeraldUnder the South Florida sun, Miami Beach resident Lorianne Kerserman walked on South Beach’s sand with a cat litter scoop attached to a mop handle with a goal: collecting as many cigarette butts as possible. ”I was appalled,” said Kerserman, who is a smoker. “When we were walking…