Calle Ocho /tags/calle-ocho Calle Ocho en-US WLRN Tue, 16 May 2023 19:42:52 GMT How Mr. Miami Marvin went from club promoter to cultural ambassador /podcast/sundial/2023-05-16/mr-miami-marvin-tapia-little-havana-community Marvin Tapia is a chairman of the Miami-Dade County Hispanic Affairs Advisory Board and a community representative working with multiple local organizations. He recently appeared in the Miami episode of the “Leguizamo Does America" show, where he shows the actor around Little Havana. Tue, 16 May 2023 19:42:52 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-05-16/mr-miami-marvin-tapia-little-havana-community Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena, Helen Acevedo Joe Carollo ends testimony saying police were 'weaponized' against him /local-government/2023-05-05/joe-carollo-federal-case-testimony-javier-ortiz Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo finished testimony in the trial against him by Little Havana entrepreneurs Bill Fuller and Martin Pinilla. Fri, 05 May 2023 21:10:04 GMT /local-government/2023-05-05/joe-carollo-federal-case-testimony-javier-ortiz Joshua Ceballos She left banking for ‘ice cream college’ to build this iconic Miami scoop shop /podcast/sundial/2023-05-03/azucar-ice-cream-batlle-miami Suzy Batlle, the owner and founder of Azucar Ice Cream Company, joins WLRN's Carlos Frías to talk about starting the iconic business after the 2008 economic crisis and her kids' suggestion to go into the confections business. Wed, 03 May 2023 20:08:11 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-05-03/azucar-ice-cream-batlle-miami Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena ‘Freedom!’ Thousands Of Cubans Take To The Streets To Demand The End Of Dictatorship /local-news/2021-07-12/freedom-thousands-of-cubans-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-the-end-of-dictatorship Thousands of Cubans across the island country took to the streets to protest against the current dictatorship as people grapple with a shortage of basic necessities amid rising COVID-19 cases. Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:38:17 GMT /local-news/2021-07-12/freedom-thousands-of-cubans-take-to-the-streets-to-demand-the-end-of-dictatorship Adriana Brasileiro, Nora Gámez Torres | The Miami Herald Miami Cancels Calle Ocho Festival Over Coronavirus Fears /news/2020-03-06/miami-cancels-calle-ocho-festival-over-coronavirus-fears Miami elected officials and administrators are announcing that this year’s the annual Calle Ocho Festival, part of Carnaval Miami and sponsored by Kiwanis… Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:37:28 GMT /news/2020-03-06/miami-cancels-calle-ocho-festival-over-coronavirus-fears Joey Flechas / Miami Herald PHOTO GALLERY: The Majesty of Miami's Three Kings Day Parade Down Calle Ocho /news/2019-01-13/photo-gallery-the-majesty-of-miamis-three-kings-day-parade-down-calle-ocho Calle Ocho made way for three clomping camels on Sunday afternoon to celebrate Miami’s annual Three Kings Day Parade, also known as La Parada de los Reyes… Mon, 14 Jan 2019 02:35:18 GMT /news/2019-01-13/photo-gallery-the-majesty-of-miamis-three-kings-day-parade-down-calle-ocho Third Annual Gay8 Festival To Go On Along Calle Ocho After All /news/2017-08-10/third-annual-gay8-festival-to-go-on-along-calle-ocho-after-all Despite some scheduling issues, the third annual Gay8 festival is still on. Organizers threatened to cancel the event altogether and boycott city of Miami… Thu, 10 Aug 2017 21:30:53 GMT /news/2017-08-10/third-annual-gay8-festival-to-go-on-along-calle-ocho-after-all Little Havana named "national treasure" by National Trust for Historic Preservation /news/2017-02-01/little-havana-named-national-treasure-by-national-trust-for-historic-preservation The National Trust for Historic Preservation added Miami’s Little Havana Neighborhood to its list of “National Treasures," which contains more than 75… Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:13:28 GMT /news/2017-02-01/little-havana-named-national-treasure-by-national-trust-for-historic-preservation Madeline Fox Little Havana Serves As Backdrop For 'UltraVox' Opera /culture/2013-07-25/little-havana-serves-as-backdrop-for-ultravox-opera Opera doesn’t always happen in an opera house. Sometimes it happens on Calle Ocho. “UltraVox,” conceived, directed and performed by tenor Santo Martin… Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:50:31 GMT /culture/2013-07-25/little-havana-serves-as-backdrop-for-ultravox-opera Neil de la Flor