Miami Stories

My Miami story begins in the late 1940s with my birth at Christian Hospital in Overtown. Six years later, my identical twin brothers were born at Mount…

Rene Gueits was born and raised in Miami and grew up listening and dancing to salsa music at family parties. Much like his family, he is a gifted dancer.…

Alvin Lee is the leader of the sacred steel ensemble, The Lee Boys. He is a vocalist and guitarist for the band, although he can play a variety of…

Rocky Jim Jr. has been an alligator wrestler for over 31 years. He learned from his father, Rocky Jim Sr., and comes from a family of alligator wrestlers:…

For some South Floridians, living within the boundaries of the 305 means being immersed in a mezcla of culture and an abundance of Central and South…

This story, as told by Dr.Richard Epstein and Dr. Gil Epstein, is part of an oral history series.Every mother who wanted to buy her daughter a stunning…

It feels like a high-speed chase west on the ironically named Dolphin Expressway, veering south on what follows as a seamless string of highway on the…

This story, as told by Heidi Anthony, is part of an oral history series.I started working at Miami International Airport in 1988. My mind was young and…

This story, as told by Veronica Diaz, is part of an oral history series.Let’s set the scene: It’s early 2004, and my mother is taking my younger sister…

This story, as told by Oscar Fuentes, is part of an oral history series.It was the summer of 2003; I was living in a very old and ugly apartment building…

This story, as told by Pedro Fournier, is part of an oral history series.I was born in Guantánamo in 1956. I moved to Havana as a teenager to study and…

This story, as told by Olga Perez-Cormier, is part of an oral history series. It was always exciting when Abuela would tell me that she needed to go…