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Hukilau: 500 Years of Tropical Cocktails In Fort Lauderdale

Trina Sargalski — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 15:24:25 +0000

This weekend, a devoted national and international crowd of devoted tiki-philes descends on Fort Lauderdale for The Hukilau. The annual gathering celebrates the music, history, and, of course, cocktails, associated with American midcentury tiki culture.

Old Miami Arena Site Gets New Plans; Here's A Timeline Of The Property

Daniel Rivero — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:07:08 +0000

Did you know that if you dig deep enough into the property records of any piece of real estate in the state of Florida you will find that all the land originally belonged to the Spanish Crown?

But ever since the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1821, land ownership has been like a hot potato, changing hands incessantly. Indeed, taking a deep look into any one piece of property (likely where you live, included) will reveal a surreal story for the ages.

New Plan Preserves Jackie Gleason Theater In Miami Beach

Christina Veiga — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:06:07 +0000

One of the most contentious aspects of the plan to redevelop the Miami Beach Convention Center has been settled: The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater will stay.

Florida’s Dark History Revealed

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

03/05/13 - Tuesday's Topical Currents is with journalist T.D. Allman. His latest work is a ten-year project to create FINDING FLORIDA: The True History of the Sunshine State. The 500-year recorded history of the Sunshine State is rife with myths and outright deceit. Ponce de Leon did not “discover” Florida, nor did he search for a “Fountain of Youth.” He sought gold . . . but there wasn’t any. The revered Seminole figure, Osceola, was actually a mostly white man, named William Powell. Allman says Florida’s legacy is mostly “sugar-coated.” That’s Topical Currents Tuesday at 1pm, rebroadcast at 7pm on WLRN-HD2.

T.D. Allman South Florida Appearances:

500 Years Circumnavigating Earth

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Viter Juste, founder of 'Little Haiti,' Dies at 87

Kelley Mitchell — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:08:52 +0000

"Little Haiti" has lost perhaps the man who could be called its father and the man who is credited for the name.

Viter Juste has died at the age of 87.

He was born in La Gonaive, Haiti in 1924 and after first going to New York, he and his family made their way to Miami in 1973.

He started with a house in Buena Vista and a record store in downtown Miami, "Les Cousins."

That led to creating the first Haitian newspaper for the growing community, Haitian Florida, and the Haitian American Community Association of Dade.