Stories with 'history' tag

The man who knows everything about Miami

Meet Dr. Paul George, Miami’s premiere historian, and uncover some of our city’s best kept secrets.

/ October 21, 2015

From Pride to The Palace: Miami’s LGBT community through the years

From the first gay pride week, to antidiscrimination laws, to the South Beach renaissance, explore Miami’s LGBT history.

/ August 6, 2015

That South Beach life, then and now

As Miami Beach celebrates 100 years, we are looking back at the iconic Lincoln Road.

/ July 22, 2015

Exploring the Wolfson Moving Image Archives

At the Wolfson Archives, more than 35,000 hours worth of Miami’s moments have been captured on film and video. They are the definitive repository of all of Florida’s visual history, from home movies to local newscasts. We visited the Wolfson Archives to see exactly what 23 million feet of film looks like in person.

/ July 14, 2015

Exploring the Curious Vault

For decades, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science has been amassing quite the eclectic collection of oddities and curiosities. And they’ve been showing them off at special events blending music, art, and science. Here’s your chance to explore the Curious Vault for yourself.

/ July 8, 2015

Punk Rock Roots

The one thing you can say about Miami’s music scene is that it’s always eclectic. Find out the secrets behind South Florida’s punk rock roots, from the Ramones, to the local pioneers keeping the rebellious spirit alive.

/ July 7, 2015

Overtown’s past meets Overtown’s future

The story of historic Overtown, Miami’s second-oldest neighborhood, from its inception to its uncertain future.

/ July 2, 2015

Your view: Love wins. Now what?

Marriage equality arrived like a thunderbolt, but storms loom ahead. Justin S. Wales, who represented Equality Federation and the Campaign for Southern Equality in the case, on the legal consequences, and limitations, of the SCOTUS ruling.

/ June 29, 2015

How Miami neighborhoods got their names

Take a trip down Millionaire’s Row, learn about a pineapple farm in the Design District, and how Lemon CIty became Little Haiti. Revisit Miami history to discover how some of our most popular neighborhoods got their names.

/ April 7, 2015