Cuba

Meet Cristina Bustamante and Ani Mezerhane, the pair behind Abuela’s Counter

📸: Photo provided by Abuela’s Counter Hey ladies! Introduce yourselves and tell New Tropic readers what it is that you do.  We are Ani Mezerhane and Cristy Bustamante of Abuela’s Counter. We both come from large Cuban families filled with traditions and memories of fun gatherings filled with lots of food and love. Nothing makes […]

/ September 26, 2022

Ñooo! ¡Que Nostalgia!

  Did you grow up in Miami in the 90s? If you did, you might remember the loud and colorful ads for Hialeah staple, Ñooo Que Barato. Well, we took a trip to the store to figure out how a shop simply known as “Clothing Machine” transformed into an iconic spot that still inspires tributes […]

/ November 26, 2019

Where France meets Cuba in Hialeah

Hialeah’s probably the last neighborhood where you’d expect to find excellent French cuisine, but about five years ago, La Fresa Francesa popped up — and it’s très bon.  It’s owned by a young couple, Benoit Rablat and Sandy Sanchez, who met while working at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Los Angeles. He’s a French chef, and […]

/ November 13, 2019

Los Pinareños Fruteria is Little Havana’s best-kept secret

THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Little Havana THE PLACE: Los Pinareños Fruteria is an open-air fresh fruit and juice market: a true mom-and-pop shop that’s been family-run for more than 50 years. It’s also home to Chucha, a pot-bellied Vietnamese pig who sleeps and eats behind the market. Guillermina Hernandez and her late husband were born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba (hence […]

/ April 29, 2019

Remember When… This landmark was Miami’s Ellis Island?

We took a look at the history of Miami’s iconic landmark for Cuban immigrants, the Freedom Tower.

/ June 22, 2018

Meet Havana’s Acapulco Skateboarding Team

Teenagers in Havana and other Cuban cities have created skater communities as a way to express themselves.

/ September 3, 2017

Let’s transcend partisan politics on Cuba

Giancarlo Sopo: Our community’s future is inextricably linked to Cuba’s. Don’t let partisan politics undo years of progress.

/ June 16, 2017

Letter from a Cuban-American Millennial: Keep the doors to Cuba open.

Alexa Ferrer: It may be too late for my grandparents to reconnect, but the window has just opened for my generation.

/ June 15, 2017

Is Miami ready for a film about Elián? Because it’s here.

Five-year-old Elián’s fate tore Miami apart in 2000. In 2017, a documentary forcing us to remember.

/ June 1, 2017

Church hits the road in this Cuban cycling club

The Parochial Cycling Club, based in a small town in central Cuba, takes its members out on the road to bring them closer to their faith.

/ March 15, 2017