Tag: Miami

Miami Rings in the New Year With Celebration of Faith and Tradition With Shen Yun

MIAMI—When Bernardo Morejon said he wanted to celebrate the new year with his family at Shen Yun Performing Arts, his daughter Genevieve Morejon-Lopez said no, not if this was from China, because she didn’t want to support communism. Mr. Morejon said Shen Yun showed “China before communism” and, intrigued, Ms. Morejon-Lopez brought her father and…


Shen Yun ‘Returns US Back to Who We Are’: Business Owner

MIAMI, Fla.—Noura Salman, the owner of a nutrition bar business, knows that she’s not supposed to take photos as she watched Shen Yun Performing Arts, but there were moments when she really wished she could. After attending Shen Yun’s matinee performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center on Dec. 31, Ms. Salman thought the show was…


Florida State Representative Struck by Shen Yun’s Messages: ‘It’s Something That Everybody Needs to Know About’

MIAMI—Every audience member can have a different takeaway after seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts. For Florida State Representative Juan Fernandez-Barquin who saw the performance at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 30, what really struck him was Shen Yun’s portrayal of modern China. “The main takeaway is that my suspicion of…


Human Rights Activist: Shen Yun Is an ‘Immense Win for the Public’

MIAMI—Rosa Maria Paya, a human rights activist and the founder of Cuba Decide Initiative, said what struck her most about Shen Yun Performing Arts is that the show “projects an image of China that is unknown for many,” and it is “rescuing values and history that many in the world just ignore.” Based in New…


Shen Yun ‘A Gateway to Heaven’: Artist

MIAMI—Artist Roxana Frontini was absolutely fascinated by Shen Yun Performing Arts after attending its evening show on Dec. 28 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, and thought “the show is a gateway to heaven.” Skilled in sculpting with fabrics, Ms. Frontini said she loved the way the dancers’ costumes flowed with the music. “Fabrics are the…


Atheist Doctor Becomes a Believer After Near-Death Experiencer Encounter Leaves Him Wonderstruck

The following experience was shared by Joseph G., a police officer in Miami, Florida., on the Near Death Experience Research Foundation website: I went to the emergency room of the hospital because of a bad reaction to a tetanus shot. While in the emergency room, I was given two shots of penicillin. After the second…


Miami Beach Condo Building Evacuated Near Deadly Collapse

MIAMI BEACH—An evacuation order has abruptly forced out residents of a 14-story oceanfront building on the same avenue where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people last year. The city posted an unsafe structure notice Thursday evening at the Port Royale condominium, Miami Beach spokesperson Melissa Berthier said in an email. A structural engineering report…


Mexican Actor Guilty in Miami Road Rage Death

MIAMI—A Mexican actor was convicted in South Florida on Tuesday of fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation. A six-person jury in Miami–Dade circuit county found Pablo Lyle, 35, guilty of manslaughter, according to court records. He faces up to 15 years in prison. “Two lives were destroyed by simple roadway anger, a…


Bengals Top Miami 27–15 After Injured Tagovailoa Carted Off

CINCINNATI—Behind an overhauled offensive line coalescing in front of quarterback Joe Burrow and a defense forcing turnovers, the Cincinnati Bengals are looking more like the defending AFC champions. After losing their first two games, the Bengals have reeled off two wins in a span of five days. They beat the New York Jets on Sunday,…


This Iconic Coconut Grove Hotel Has Reopened. Take a Look at the $50 Million Renovation

By Connie Ogle From Miami Herald Miami–When you open the front door of the new Mayfair House Hotel & Garden — the original carved wooden door that has been lovingly restored — you enter the past and gaze into the future. Your first step inside reveals a lush tropical garden, an oasis away from the…