/tags/historymiami HistoryMiami en-US WLRN Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:07:02 GMT /news/2021-07-30/miamis-125th-birthday-and-remembering-the-citys-history Miami’s 125th birthday — we’ll learn about some of the city’s most interesting, and lesser-known, history. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:07:02 GMT /news/2021-07-30/miamis-125th-birthday-and-remembering-the-citys-history Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday The future and healing for the Surfside community. Did a murder and a mistaken identity lead to a wrongful conviction and life sentence? Plus, Miami’s 125th birthday — we’ll learn about some of the city’s most interesting, and lesser-known, history. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:30:59 GMT /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /show/sundial/2018-05-17/national-hurricane-director-education-for-immigrant-teens-50th-anniversary-of-miami-pop-fest Hurricane season begins June 1 and director of the National Hurricane Center Ken Graham, who recently spoke at the 32nd Annual Governor’s Hurricane… Thu, 17 May 2018 19:41:05 GMT /show/sundial/2018-05-17/national-hurricane-director-education-for-immigrant-teens-50th-anniversary-of-miami-pop-fest /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 /miami-stories/2015-06-19/working-at-the-airport-becomes-sociology-lesson This story, as told by Heidi Anthony, is part of an oral history series.I started working at Miami International Airport in 1988. My mind was young and… Fri, 19 Jun 2015 05:06:56 GMT /miami-stories/2015-06-19/working-at-the-airport-becomes-sociology-lesson Lisann Ramos /this-miami-life/2013-11-01/a-wild-frontier-in-west-kendall Southwest 132nd Avenue was on the edge of Miami in 1972, when Marily Reyes and her husband Frank moved into their new home just south of Bird Road. Their… Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:30:00 GMT /this-miami-life/2013-11-01/a-wild-frontier-in-west-kendall Laura Coburn /news/2013-09-24/how-i-95-shattered-the-world-of-miamis-early-overtown-residents When Naomi Rolle talks about her childhood home in Overtown, tears fall from her eyes.Her father, Jerod Hastings Rolle, and his mother — her grandmother —… Tue, 24 Sep 2013 14:43:23 GMT /news/2013-09-24/how-i-95-shattered-the-world-of-miamis-early-overtown-residents Nadege Green /culture/2013-07-26/plunging-in-how-miamis-beaches-were-integrated Garth Reeves was a young World War II veteran when he came home to Miami and went to work at his father’s newspaper, the Miami Times.He bought property,… Fri, 26 Jul 2013 14:55:02 GMT /culture/2013-07-26/plunging-in-how-miamis-beaches-were-integrated Laura Coburn /this-miami-life/2013-07-16/after-no-goodbyes-in-cuba-exile-makes-miami-home When I arrived in Miami in the early 1970s, I never could imagine that I would end up calling this city home.We came to Miami after a short stay in Spain.… Tue, 16 Jul 2013 11:41:31 GMT /this-miami-life/2013-07-16/after-no-goodbyes-in-cuba-exile-makes-miami-home Gemma Santos /culture/2013-07-05/exhibition-hopes-to-unveil-opa-lockas-hidden-architectural-gems When you think of architecture in South Florida, the first styles which come to mind might be Spanish Revival or Art Deco. Moorish Revival probably… Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:00:00 GMT /culture/2013-07-05/exhibition-hopes-to-unveil-opa-lockas-hidden-architectural-gems