/tags/flordia-history Flordia history en-US WLRN Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:59:50 GMT /news/2019-04-30/city-of-fort-lauderdale-celebrates-its-belated-birthday Fort Lauderdale became an incorporated city 108 years ago. Though the official birthday of the city is March 27, the city chose Tuesday to celebrate and… Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:59:50 GMT /news/2019-04-30/city-of-fort-lauderdale-celebrates-its-belated-birthday Caitie Muñoz /miami-stories/2017-01-19/the-lee-boys-play-their-sacred-steel-alvin-lee-shares-his-miamistory 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… Fri, 20 Jan 2017 03:39:23 GMT /miami-stories/2017-01-19/the-lee-boys-play-their-sacred-steel-alvin-lee-shares-his-miamistory Lisann Ramos /culture/2016-06-10/risen-from-the-ashes-the-seminole-theater-is-reborn Recovering from a natural catastrophe, say like Hurricane Andrew, can sometimes be a long process. Take a look at Homestead.In 1992, Andrew devastated the… Fri, 10 Jun 2016 12:55:14 GMT /culture/2016-06-10/risen-from-the-ashes-the-seminole-theater-is-reborn Luis Hernandez /news/2015-05-17/smoldering-liberty-city-remembering-the-mcduffie-riots Thirty-five years ago, Miami's Liberty City was smoldering -- flames leapt from the shells of cars while people looted businesses.Eighteen people died,… Mon, 18 May 2015 03:51:47 GMT /news/2015-05-17/smoldering-liberty-city-remembering-the-mcduffie-riots /science/2014-11-07/the-story-behind-miamis-projector-the-death-star-dumbbell At the center of the Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s Planetarium stands a masterpiece of its time: the Spitz Model B Space Transit… Fri, 07 Nov 2014 06:11:24 GMT /science/2014-11-07/the-story-behind-miamis-projector-the-death-star-dumbbell /culture/2014-07-11/old-west-grove-ace-theater-named-historic-site For decades, the ACE Theater on Grand Avenue has stood as a historic monument for blacks in Coconut Grove. During a time of segregation in the 1950s and… Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:34:32 GMT /culture/2014-07-11/old-west-grove-ace-theater-named-historic-site Selima Hussain /culture/2013-02-14/morikami-to-say-sayonara-to-long-time-curator-promises-public-wont-feel-any-pain Changes are ahead for one of the country's largest museums dedicated to showcasing and preserving Japanese culture and history. Tom Gregersen, senior… Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT /culture/2013-02-14/morikami-to-say-sayonara-to-long-time-curator-promises-public-wont-feel-any-pain Tricia Woolfenden