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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…

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…

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…

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…

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 —…

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,…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…