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Hurricane season begins June 1 and director of the National Hurricane Center Ken Graham, who recently spoke at the 32nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane…
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Alvin Lee is the leader of the sacred steel ensemble, The Lee Boys. He is a vocalist and guitarist for the band, although he can play a variety of…
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This story, as told by Heidi Anthony, is part of an oral history series.I started working at Miami International Airport in 1988. My mind was young and…
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Southwest 132nd Avenue was on the edge of Miami in 1972, when Marily Reyes and her husband Frank moved into their new home just south of Bird Road. Their…
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When Naomi Rolle talks about her childhood home in Overtown, tears fall from her eyes.Her father, Jerod Hastings Rolle, and his mother — her grandmother —…
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Garth Reeves was a young World War II veteran when he came home to Miami and went to work at his father’s newspaper, the Miami Times.He bought property,…
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When I arrived in Miami in the early 1970s, I never could imagine that I would end up calling this city home.We came to Miami after a short stay in Spain.…
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When you think of architecture in South Florida, the first styles which come to mind might be Spanish Revival or Art Deco. Moorish Revival probably…
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Every day I wake up with a spirit of excitement and anticipation of what the day may bring, in large part because of the incredible community that has…
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Somewhere in the middle of 1951, my father, Cpl. Norman Segermeister, emerged from his commitment to the U.S. Army. After he was discharged, he met up…
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My maternal grandparents, Sam D. and Ida Ellen Roberts Johnson, were born in Harbour Island, Bahamas. It is believed that their foreparents were among the…
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For me, the most important journeys have led to South Florida. The journey that started in December 1959 involved a move from Cuba, north to freedom.…