Thirty Years Later, Miami Vice's Impact Still Resonates
In the 1980s, Miami was a crime capital. Dade County -- that’s what it was called then -- had the highest murder rate in the country, and nearly three quarters of all the cocaine and marijuana that...
View ArticleA Miami Theater Group Hosts A Play ... On Bikes
Over the last few years, bicycle culture has been picking up speed around South Florida.The Front Yard Theater Collective has combined bicycles and culture.In its latest play, the troupe performed its...
View ArticleNorton Museum Plays Up A History Of Toys
The Norton Museum owns masterpieces from Picasso to Jackson Pollock to Paul Gauguin. But throughout October the Norton will also exhibit works by many unknown artists.
View ArticleLatin American Icon Simon Bolivar Gets Biopic Treatment In 'Liberator'
The new film The Liberator is an attempt to bring the epic story of Simon Bolivar, the George Washington of Latin America, to international audiences. Directed by Venezuelan filmmaker Alberto Arvelo,...
View ArticleWLRN Presents Judy Blume's Miami Beach At The Miami Book Fair
In Judy Blume's children's novel, "Starring Sally J. Freedman as Herself," Sally finds herself transplanted from Elizabeth, New Jersey to Miami Beach just after the end of World War II. It was a time...
View ArticlePAMM Hosts Miami Broward Carnival Kick-Off Where It All Started
On a rainy and humid afternoon, a steel drum band played on the outer terrace of the Perez Art Museum Miami. The distinct Caribbean sounds celebrated the launching of the 30th Miami Broward...
View ArticleNew Children's Book Looks At What It's Like To Be A Transgender Kid
The author of a new children's book about being transgender is speaking Thursday, Oct.9, at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall Gallery in Wilton Manors.
View ArticleNew Cuban Hip-Hop Meets Old Cuban Soul
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View ArticleIII Points Festival In Wynwood Offers Ultra Relief, But Similar Artists
A massive cloud of dark beats, nu disco and experimental, indie electronica is poised over Miami's Wynwood neighborhood this week.
View ArticleWrite Us A Six-Word Story About South Florida
WLRN-Miami Herald News has partnered with Miami Book Fair International for a project called #6wordsmiami. We're asking you to submit your stories about Miami and South Florida in six words.To provide...
View ArticleNew Tour Bus Takes Visitors Through Miami's Historic Overtown
The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) and Big Bus Miami today announced a new tour route that will take passengers on a trip through the historic neighborhoods of Overtown, Midtown,...
View ArticleLatin Music Fest Spans Generations
When music crosses generations, then you know it’s a serious sound.That’s what’s fueling the first-ever Siempre Fresco music series, taking place Oct. 16 to 18 at various venues in Miami.
View ArticleArt and Culture Center of Hollywood's New Season
10/17/14 - Next time on a fundraising edition of South Florida Arts Beat, contributor Judith Bishop speaks with Curator of Exhibitions, Jane Hart, about her long career in the arts and the Art and...
View ArticleVoting Begins Monday For $20,000 Art Prize From Knight Foundation
Six local arts organizations are each hoping to receive the most votes in the Knight Foundation's People's Choice Award competition for a $20,000 cash prize.The prize will allow the winning...
View ArticleGet To Know The Finalists For The 2014 National Book Award
The National Book Awards shortlists — for fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature — were announced Wednesday on Morning Edition by Mitchell Kaplan, co-founder of Miami Book Fair...
View ArticleNorth Miami's MOCA Museum Reintroduces Itself
North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art is recognized internationally in the art world.It’s been called the “jewel of the city” and the anchor for a growing downtown district.But during the past year,...
View ArticleMuseum Helps War Veterans Reach Their Inner Artists
Once their tours of duty are over, war veterans sometimes have trouble readjusting to civilian life. But a program in Broward County uses art as a way to help vets cope with the trauma.For the past few...
View ArticleIn Miami, Panhandling Ban Extends To Street Performers
A few days a week, Patrick Rogers, Sr., goes to downtown Miami to play trumpet on the sidewalk. But often enough, police stop him because they see street performance as a violation of Miami’s...
View ArticleAspiring Photojournalists Showcase Works At "Carnival Of Color"
For over 25 years, Carl Juste has frozen time. With the shutter of his lens, the veteran Miami Herald photojournalist has documented the days and lives of those who live in and around South Florida....
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