Stories with 'dade heritage trust' tag

Locals to Know: Christine Rupp preserves Miami’s local character and history

(📸: Courtesy of Dade Heritage Trust) Today’s Locals to Know is sponsored by Dade Heritage Trust. 2022 marks this invaluable organization’s 50th anniversary of preserving all the places that make Miami the Magic City. You can support their work and immerse yourself in local history by checking out DHT’s calendar of upcoming events.  Name: Christine […]

/ February 7, 2022

Spotlight: Bakehouse Art Complex

A recent Bakehouse art exhibit (📸: Mateo Serna Zapata) This weekend, throwback smells at Bakehouse Art Complex. Dade Heritage Trust, Miami’s leading organization for historic preservation and celebration, will be hosting a Baking in Historic Places event tomorrow. (FYI: The non-profit has been on a roll lately and their events quickly sell out — including this […]

/ January 30, 2020

Four historic buildings in downtown Miami to know

Dade Heritage Trust is giving Miami the keys to unlock its cool history. (📸: Alfred Dupont Building) This weekend, Dade Heritage Trust is taking a (very) lucky group of people on a cocktail-based tour of downtown Miami’s most historic venues. Unfortunately, the popular event is sold out. (That’s why they’re so lucky.) But all is […]

/ October 24, 2019

Today’s to-do: A bike ride in Brownsville

The crown jewel of Brownsville: Historic Hampton House (📸: Historic Hampton House) THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Let’s go to Brownsville. Kenneth Kilpatrick is glad he came back to Brownsville.   Kenneth’s grandfather owned Spic N Span, a mom and pop grocery store in the neighborhood, for a number of years. It was Kenneth’s family ties that brought […]

/ October 10, 2019

Anderson’s Corner: Built in the early 1900s and still standing

Built in the early 1900s, Anderson’s Corner is still standing. (📸: Ebyabe) WHAT IT IS: Standing at the corner SW 157 Ave and SW 232nd Street for over a hundred years, Anderson’s Corner has seen it all. The wood-frame structure, built by William “Popp” Anderson in the early 1900s, was just named to Dade Heritage […]

/ May 16, 2019

The 2016 resolution redux: Christine Rupp thinks this year locals finally stood up for themselves

Getting the ball rolling on preservation of the Miami Marine Stadium was a big win, but next year Rupp thinks locals will start to take control of the future of their neighborhoods.

/ December 21, 2016

The struggle for “Old Florida” in Coconut Grove

Coconut Grove is one of Miami’s most historic neighborhoods. But a trend of demolitions has sparked controversy over what’s worth saving and at what cost?

/ May 10, 2016

This old house

The people preserving Miami’s roots are doing it from the strangest of places. At the first doctor’s office in Miami, the Dade Heritage Trust is keeping us from erasing our past.

/ February 2, 2016

Miami Resolutions: Neighborhoods

Throughout January, we’ve been asking local leaders for their aspirations for the city in 2016. We’re ending our series with experts in building neighborhoods, from developers to preservationists.

/ January 24, 2016