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Wynwood

On February 9, 2017

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Home to more than 70 art galleries, retail stores, shops, bars, and restaurants, not to mention all the street art, graffiti, and hipsters your heart could ever desire. Wynwood has a rich history starting in 1913 when it was dubbed Wyndwood. The neighborhood grew to become a working class area and […]

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Coral Castle

On November 20, 2016

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Close to Homestead Florida there is a mysterious site that might of been build using other worldly methods, but probably not. Edward Leedskalnin, an immigrant from Latvia, built the structure in the 1920s yet that seems to be all we know about the building of this “castle.” A tourist attraction since […]

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A coastal Safety Harbor village at the time of Spanish contact.

The Tequesta

On August 30, 2016

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The Tequesta and their ancestors lived in South Florida for over 3000 years. These people used all the natural resource available to them, the ocean, the bay, the tree hammocks, and the Everglades. As with many other Native American groups the arrival of Europeans would soon spell the end of […]

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The Mother of Miami

On February 23, 2016

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Julia Tuttle, the Mother of Miami, saw the promise of a sleepy outpost of civilization tucked between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. Her vision helped create the city of Miami. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Julia’s life was heading toward the mundane but the death of her husband forced Julia into the […]

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Islandia

On September 1, 2015

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Less than 20 miles from Miami are a group of islands that seem like a tropical paradise (excuse the mosquitos please). These islands are the Upper Florida Keys, the ones not connected to land by the Overseas Highway, but once upon a time there was a plan to connect them and […]

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The Half Moon

On February 27, 2015

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On nautical maps of Biscayne Bay, just out side Bear Cut (a narrow waterway that separates Key Biscayne and Virginia Key), there is feature simply labeled “obstruction.” That term belies the rich history of the ship that rests under the waves on that shallow shoal. The Half Moon, or Germania its […]

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Miami’s First Christmas (1896)

On December 31, 2014

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Just months after its incorporation Miami celebrated its first christmas with hope for the bright future that was to come. With christmas sales at local stores, increased tourism, famous guests, and construction all around that first christmas would be a good precursor for all others to come after it, except that […]

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Ghosts of the Biltmore

On October 20, 2014

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With Halloween creeping around the corner, we check in with the ghosts up on the 13th floor of the Biltmore Hotel. Strange happenings have long been whispered about in that historic hotel.  Founded in 1926, the building was converted into a military hospital at the outset of World War II before sitting […]

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Yellow Fever

On September 16, 2014

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At the tail end of the 19th century, Miami was a healthy city, nearly doubling its population each year since the railroad had come in. Then the fever came. From the first rumours of an outbreak in Key West, Miami was on high alert: yellow fever was the scourge of cities […]

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The Surf Club

On July 28, 2014

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The Surf Club, most famous of Miami Beach’s Jazz Age private clubs, first opened in 1930.  Founded as an alternative to the stuffy Bath Club and the downmarket Roman Pools, it was housed in an ornate high-Renaissance building on a then-empty stretch of beach. Over time, the glitteratti and social elite flocked to the […]

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