Flip The Script: The Past And Present Of North Miami Senior High School
Fifty years ago, North Miami Senior High School students lived in neighborhoods where most kept their doors unlocked at night. They say they felt safe riding their bicycles throughout town – some...
View ArticleMuralist Makes His Mark In Little Haiti
If you’ve ever visited Little Haiti, you’ve probably seen Miami muralist Serge Toussaint’s work, which is sprinkled throughout the city. How can you tell it’s his work? His signature is a dollar sign...
View ArticleSalsa Lessons
Music teacher Mario Ortiz has been teaching classic salsa tunes to elementary and middle school students for 14 years. Outside the classroom, Mario plays trumpet in a salsa group. He learned music...
View ArticleThe Green Blotch: Hurricane Andrew Through A Six-Year-Old's Eyes
Danny Rivero is our social media editor here at WLRN. You don’t hear his voice on the radio, but Danny’s is the voice of WLRN on Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr.In 1992, he was six years old and living...
View ArticleThe Old Cul-de-Sac Where Hurricane Survivors Became Family
We’ve been listening to your stories and memories of Hurricane Andrew and life afterward. Many people have told us that one of their strongest memories from after the storm is how neighbors–who might...
View ArticleRemembering Andrew: Hurricane Party
If you’re a regular listener to WLRN, you might recognize the voice of Phil Latzman, anchor and host at WLRN. Phil also happens to be one of NPR’s go-to guys whenever there’s a hurricane anyplace near...
View ArticleBunny Yeager: "Sexy In a Nice Way"
Whether we like it or not, South Florida is known for sun, beaches…and skin. Back in the 1950s, pin-up model Bettie Page posed for some of her most classic photos here. Her black bangs, red lips and...
View ArticleEnd of the Line: Velvet Rope
Love it or hate it, nightlife is huge here. And one person determines whether you go home in shame or spend the night in glory. The doorman.We asked Under the Sun’s assistant producers, Trina...
View ArticleSe Habla Espanol? Pioneering Bilingual Ed At Miami's Coral Way Elementary
The first English/Spanish bilingual education program in the country started at Miami's Coral Way Elementary in 1963. It was supposed to be a temporary» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleRemembering Andrew: Days Of No Ice
After Hurricane Andrew, ice became a precious commodity and a flashpoint of conflict. Power was out, food was spoiling/rotting, and federal aid hadn’t» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThe Cuban Kitchen: How Nitza Villapol Brought Mother, Daughter Closer Together
Bren Herrera, 34, grew up hearing her mother, Betty, 62, tell stories about life as a young wife and mother in 1960's and 1970's Cuba, when food shortages» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThe Cuban Kitchen: Miami Blogger Cooks Her Way Through Nitza Villapol Book
Nitza Villapol was basically the Julia Child of Cuba. She wrote dozens of editions of her cookbook, Cocina al Minuto, and she hosted a Cuban TV show of the» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleKey Facts Of Miami's Delis Of Yore, From Deli Historian Ted Merwin
If you missed our Twitter chat about Jewish cuisine and Jewish delis, catch the recap here. Ted Merwin didn't set out to become a deli historian. About...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleInterview With Barbara Ann Martin Of Que Pasa, U.S.A.?
Barbara Ann Martin played Sharon, Carmencita’s friend, on the TV show Que Pasa, U.S.A.? More than thirty years later, she is still recognized by fans of the show in Miami and around the country. She...
View ArticleAll In A Day’s Work: 17-Year-Old Jai A’lai Announcer
In our recurring segment, we explore the ways people in South Florida make a living. Meet Ryan Esdale, a 17-year-old announcer at Dania Jai A’lai. He» E-Mail This
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