/tags/miami-history Miami history en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Dozens of people came to honor the estimated 2 million people who died at sea during the Middle Passage — the brutal forced voyages that carried over 10 million African captives across the Atlantic. Thu, 18 Jun 2026 19:26:13 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-18/virginia-key-beach-ceremony-commemorates-slave-trade-loss Amara Evering /arts-culture/2026-05-13/arabian-nights-festival-opa-locka The one-time marquee event for the Moorish-inspired City of Opa-Locka has been on a long hiatus, but the city hopes for a triumphant return this weekend. Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-05-13/arabian-nights-festival-opa-locka Joshua Ceballos /south-florida/2026-02-11/as-north-miami-turns-100-residents-reflect-on-growth-diversity-and-what-comes-next On Feb. 5, 2026, the City of North Miami officially crossed a historic threshold, marking 100 years since its incorporation. What began in 1926 as a small farming community of 38 voters has since evolved into one of South Florida’s most diverse municipalities. Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:35:00 GMT /south-florida/2026-02-11/as-north-miami-turns-100-residents-reflect-on-growth-diversity-and-what-comes-next Amelia Orjuela Da Silva | Miami Times /arts-culture/2025-12-13/new-historymiami-museum-exhibition-explores-the-human-story-of-migrants-in-south-miami-dade The exhibition, which opened last month and runs through March, is the culmination of three years of work set primarily in Redland in south Miami-Dade. Sat, 13 Dec 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-12-13/new-historymiami-museum-exhibition-explores-the-human-story-of-migrants-in-south-miami-dade SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /arts-culture/2025-04-04/new-documentary-reveals-how-u-s-highway-system-dismantled-black-communities-including-overtown Interstate is a powerful new documentary by Miami-based filmmakers Oscar Corral and Haleem Muhsin. Miami's Overtown is among several communities featured in the film. Fri, 04 Apr 2025 10:30:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-04-04/new-documentary-reveals-how-u-s-highway-system-dismantled-black-communities-including-overtown Stephen Robb | Miami Times /arts-culture/2025-03-11/miami-domino-park-latino-communities Owned and managed by the city of Miami, Domino Park, first established in 1976, remains a popular place to connect for all of South Florida’s Hispanic communities, and a must stop for tourists visiting Calle Ocho. The park has more than 3,000 members. Tue, 11 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-03-11/miami-domino-park-latino-communities Kelly Pifer | CommunityWire.Miami /local-news/2023-01-27/miami-museum-set-to-return-over-100-remains-from-indigenous-burial-sites-to-seminole-tribe HistoryMiami museum has remains and funerary artifacts from 132 Tequesta and Calusa tribe individuals. Those tribes are considered extinct, but the Seminole Tribe of Florida has long claimed to be their descendants - now the items are finally in the process of being returned to them under a 1990 federal law. Fri, 27 Jan 2023 15:52:45 GMT /local-news/2023-01-27/miami-museum-set-to-return-over-100-remains-from-indigenous-burial-sites-to-seminole-tribe Joshua Ceballos /news/2021-07-30/miamis-125th-birthday-and-remembering-the-citys-history Miami’s 125th birthday — we’ll learn about some of the city’s most interesting, and lesser-known, history. Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:07:02 GMT /news/2021-07-30/miamis-125th-birthday-and-remembering-the-citys-history Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday The future and healing for the Surfside community. Did a murder and a mistaken identity lead to a wrongful conviction and life sentence? Plus, Miami’s 125th birthday — we’ll learn about some of the city’s most interesting, and lesser-known, history. Thu, 29 Jul 2021 20:30:59 GMT /2021-07-28/surfsides-future-a-possible-mistaken-identity-and-a-life-sentence-and-miamis-125th-birthday Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /news/2021-05-12/the-deering-estate-features-ghostly-sound-installation-as-part-of-their-spring-art-exhibit The Deering Estate offers ghost tours where guests can bring their own recording equipment in hopes of picking up something otherworldly. A new installation at the museum features sounds recorded at the estate that might not be made by ghosts but they are typically undetectable by the human ear. Wed, 12 May 2021 20:03:23 GMT /news/2021-05-12/the-deering-estate-features-ghostly-sound-installation-as-part-of-their-spring-art-exhibit Julian Quintana