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Overtown Office of Miami's First Black Judge Declared a Historic Site

By Joshua Ceballos
May 26, 2022

The designation seeks to preserve Lawson E. Thomas' legacy from ongoing gentrification in Overtown.
The Formula 1 Road Winds Back to Florida After a 63-Year Hiatus

By Izzy Kapnick
May 2, 2022

A history of grand prix auto racing in Florida, from the pioneering days of Carl Fisher to the present.
The Mystery of Miami's "Pizza Street"

By Joshua Ceballos
Apr 1, 2022

No one seems to know how this road beside a borrow pit pond in northwest Miami-Dade got its name.
For South Florida Lesbians, Queer Spaces Are Few and Far Between

By Ashley-Anna Aboreden
Apr 1, 2022

When you think of Miami's LGBTQ+ scene, lesbian spaces rarely come to mind.
Don't Call It "Little Moscow": The History Behind Sunny Isles Beach's Nickname

By Alex DeLuca
Mar 11, 2022

Here's a brief history behind Sunny Isles Beach's "Little Moscow" nickname.
Meet the People Who Are Preserving Miami's Black History

By Nile Fortner
Feb 22, 2022

Through her Instagram account, Black Miami-Dade, Nadege Green is picking up historian Marvin Dunn's fight to find, tell, and preserve Black Miami history.
RIP Club Pink Pussycat

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 17, 2022

Club Pink Pussycat's pink façade has been painted over, its neon sign removed.
When Sex Couldn't Sell: The Miami Book So Titillating It Was Banned in the 1960s

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 15, 2022

A memoir by a local brothel keeper was banned in Miami in the 1960s.
Fort Lauderdale Lynched Rubin Stacy, Then Named a Street After Him

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 10, 2022

"I didn’t know terrible stories like that happened here in South Florida, right here in Broward County."
You Can Buy This Haunted House in Little Haiti for $3.5 Million

By Michael Majchrowicz
Feb 4, 2022

There have been reports of a one-legged apparition floating in midair.
How Hialeah Became the Official Home of La Caja China

By Nicole Danna
Dec 20, 2021

In 1987, father-and-son duo Roberto and Avian Guerra founded La Caja China in a Miami suburb.
Photographer David Godlis Publishes New Photo Book of a Now-Forgotten Miami Beach

By Carolina del Busto
Dec 3, 2021

All the photos featured in Godlis Miami were taken over the course of just ten days in 1974.
An Ode to Eddie's Place, One of Miami's Oldest Surviving Dive Bars

By Nicole Danna
Nov 11, 2021

One of Miami's oldest surviving dive bars celebrates its 50th anniversary on November 13.
The Inspiring Story of an Unlikely Victim of the Vietnam War

By Joshua Ceballos
Nov 10, 2021

Kerry Gruson identifies with the Vietnam vet who attacked her, saying they're both victims of war.
Does Serial Killer Aileen Wuornos Haunt This Florida Dive Bar?

By Jess Swanson
Oct 26, 2021

After Aileen Wuornos was executed, staff and patrons at the Last Resort near Daytona began experiencing what they consider "paranormal activity."
Never Forget When Christopher Columbus Mistook Manatees for Mermaids

By Alex DeLuca
Oct 11, 2021

On Indigenous People's Day, let us remember that the Italian explorer was catfished by manatees.
A Mysterious Hollywood Script Suggests O.J. Simpson Had Company From Miami on That Fateful Night in 1994

By Bob Norman
Sep 21, 2021

A mysterious Hollywood script suggests O.J. Simpson wasn't alone on that deadly night in LA in 1994.
The Wharf Miami Isn't Moving to Bayside — But This New Entertainment Venue Is

By Nicole Danna
Aug 23, 2021

But Bayside is about to get a pier of its own.
All-Female Biker Group Rides to Honor Miami's Motorcycle Queen

By Joshua Ceballos
Aug 19, 2021

A procession of 300 women bikers are on their way to Miami today to honor Bessie B. Stringfield at her former home in Miami Gardens.
It's Been Eight Years Since Wynwood Brewing Co. Paved the Way for Miami's Craft Beer Scene

By Laine Doss and Nicole Danna
Aug 18, 2021

Miami's first craft production brewery opened in Wynwood in 2013.