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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...

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Muralist 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...

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Salsa 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...

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The 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...

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The 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...

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Remembering 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...

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Bunny 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...

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End 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...

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Se 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

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Remembering 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

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The 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

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The 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

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Key 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

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Interview 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...

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All 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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