Viter Juste, founder of 'Little Haiti,' Dies at 87
"Little Haiti" has lost perhaps the man who could be called its father and the man who is credited for the name.Viter Juste has died at the age of 87.He was born in La Gonaive, Haiti in 1924 and after...
View ArticleFlorida’s Dark History Revealed
03/05/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with journalist T.D. Allman. His latest work is a ten-year project to create FINDING FLORIDA: The True History of the Sunshine State. The 500-year recorded...
View ArticleNew Plan Preserves Jackie Gleason Theater In Miami Beach
One of the most contentious aspects of the plan to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center has been settled: The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater will stay.
View ArticleOld Miami Arena Site Gets New Plans; Here's A Timeline Of The Property
Did you know that if you dig deep enough into the property records of any piece of real estate in the state of Florida you will find that all the land originally belonged to the Spanish Crown?But ever...
View ArticleHukilau: 500 Years of Tropical Cocktails In Fort Lauderdale
This weekend, a devoted national and international crowd of devoted tiki-philes descends on Fort Lauderdale for The Hukilau. The annual gathering celebrates the music, history, and, of course,...
View ArticleWork Of Florida's 'Highwaymen' Gets A New Life
Florida’s natural world, like its social world, is of many minds: serene, clear, or bright one minute, then dark, indignant, or utterly furious the next.
View ArticleMiami Marine Stadium Advocates Win Big With Crucial City Vote
Advocates for the Miami Marine Stadium have received what they say will be a decisive moment in the effort to renovate and expand the stadium.The Miami City Commission has approved a unanimous...
View ArticleAuthor Mandy Baca Traces Miami's Sizzling History Through Food
In Miami, everything has to do with migration, especially our food.
View ArticleHow The Woman Behind Miami's Manhattan Cafe Witnessed The Downtown's Rebirth
The year was 1995 and the place is on the cusp of a dilapidated downtown Miami at Northeast 14th Street and Biscayne Boulevard: parking lots located next to empty lots and patches of dusty grass that...
View ArticleNorth Campus Of Miami-Dade College Unveils 9/11 Memorial
At a solemn ceremony today, the North Campus of Miami Dade College dedicated a new memorial to honor those lost in the attacks on 9/11. The memorial is about 10 feet high. On top of the base, which is...
View ArticleWas The Miami Trial Of The Cuban Five Fair?
On a special edition of The Florida Roundup, we discuss the controversial case of the Cuban Five, Cuban agents who were convicted in 2001 of espionage along with other charges.
View ArticleHow Columbus Sailed Into U.S. History, Thanks To Italians
It's been 521 years since the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus "sailed the ocean blue/in fourteen hundred and ninety-two." Since then, there have been thousands of parades, speeches and statues...
View ArticleA Night At The Rock: Former Alcatraz Inmate Journeys Back
For 29 years, Alcatraz — the notorious prison off the coast of San Francisco — housed some of the nation's worst criminals: Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Birdman Robert Stroud.Today, 50 years after it...
View ArticleAmid Supplier Labor Strike, Joe's Stone Crab Restaurant In Miami Beach Turns 100
From gangsters to glamor girls, presidents to princesses and actors to athletes, Joe’s Stone Crab restaurant has run the gamut of diners over its 100 years in operation.On October 15, the legendary...
View ArticleNow Sold, Will The Former Versace Mansion In South Beach Be Preserved?
On July 15, 1997 Gianni Versace left for the morning paper at just before 9 a.m. Nearly everyone in Miami and a great deal of people across the world know the story.
View Article10 Amazing Photos From Key West's Tourist-Free Past
The Monroe County Public Library recently received a donation of more than 15,000 photographs from the early days of Key West. The remarkable gift includes documents and memorabilia illustrating the...
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