It’s been a little quiet around here due to a couple of exciting developments. Here’s the first: Come see host @matthewsbunch.com LIVE at Vizcaya Museum & Gardens next week! He’ll be delivering “Blown Away: How Disasters Wreaked Havoc on Miami,” a presentation focused on Miami in 1926. $5 for entry.
FLASHBACK: On this day in 1990, Panama’s Manuel Noriega was captured. One day later, he was arraigned in Miami. Considering today’s news, learn about how Noriega wound up in #Miami, and the unique challenge he presented prosecutors in our 2023 episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Fernando Mendoza’s Silver Knight announcement from Christopher Columbus High School. CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS A Marist Brothers High School IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE FERNANDO MENDOZA AS THE Athletics 2021-22 MIAMI HERALD SILVER KNIGHT NOMINEE SILVER KNIGHT Miami Herald el Nuevo Herald awards
A page of the Miami Herald sports section. Excerpts of the relevant story are featured in the next image.
Parrish powers the Explorers to district title BY BILL DALEY Special to the Miami Herald It has been an up-and-down, choppy season for Columbus, and Friday night's matchup with Coral Gables, with the District 15-8A title on the line, was a microcosm of it. The Explorers did a lot of good things and then some not so good stuff, but in the end, Columbus did more than enough to come through with a 42-26 victory over the Cavaliers at Tropical Park. "We fully understand that there were a lot of things we need to get cleaned up, including way too many penalties, and we played some very undisciplined football at times that will need to get addressed." Columbus finished the night with 17 penalties for 165 yards, but also didn't turn the ball over. In his first start, quarterback Fernando Mendoza was efficient, going 11 of 16 with 84 yards and three touchdowns. He threw short passes without being picked off.
Last night, Fernando Mendoza won the Heisman Trophy, becoming the first winner from a Miami-Dade High School (Steve Spurrier was born in Miami Beach but left at an early age). Here you can see the @miamiherald.com’s coverage of his first start for Christopher Columbus High School in 2019.
NEW: On this day 20 years ago, Hurricane Wilma made landfall in South Florida, providing the final punch in a fight of a hurricane season. We spoke with @bmcnoldy.bsky.social about the 2005 hurricane season and the storm that walloped Miami. #Wilma20
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Today is the final day of the Miami Seaquarium. It’s closing after 70 years on Virginia Key. In 2023, we revisited the park through the context of Lolita, the world-famous Orca that resided there almost all of its life. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
FLASHBACK: On this day in 1984, "Brother's Keeper," the pilot episode of Miami Vice, debuted on NBC. The series would change how people across the country and around the world view Miami and set the region on course to a new identity. Listen now! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
NEW EPISODE: Doris Hart is one of the most accomplished women's tennis players of all time. She's also a UM alumna who spent most her life in Dade County. Learn more about Doris and her singular "Boxed Set" achievement in this month's episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Our friend Jody Baxter Noll is returning to Dade and speaking at @booksandbooks.bsky.social this morning! We hope to see you there! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-morning-...
Happy birthday to the City of Miami! 129 years ago, Miami was incorporated above a pool hall in what’s now Downtown. It’s been a heck of a story since. Learn more about the process of incorporation from our episode in 2021!
FLASHBACK: 100 years ago today, the @miamiherald.com featured one of its most unbelievable covers ever. The mayor of Miami died, and it wasn't the lead story. That's because William Jennings Bryan died too. Learn more about this remarkable date in our 2022 episode. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
FLASHBACK: 100 years ago today, the @MiamiHerald featured one of its most unbelievable covers ever. The mayor of Miami died, and it wasn't the lead story. That's because William Jennings Bryan died too. Learn more about this remarkable date in our episode from 2022.
The front page of the Tower Section of the Miami Daily News on July 26, 1925. Pictured is what was then the Miami News Tower, now the Miami Freedom Tower.
Happy 100th birthday Miami Freedom Tower! The Magic City’s signature building opened on this day in 1925 as the Miami News Tower. Listen to our conversation with the legendary Dr Paul S. George about the tower from 2023! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Thank you. Holmes was truly remarkable.
Every community has a small handful of titans that bend the direction of that community for generations. G. Holmes Braddock was one of those titans for Miami-Dade County. He was also an absolute gentleman. Read the obit from @thehowardcohen.bsky.social to learn more about this one-of-a-kind Miamian.
Roy Black is arguably the best-known attorney in South Florida history. Locally, he might be best known for the defense of police officers Luis Alvarez and William Lozano. We spoke about the Alvarez trial with @sethaweitz.bsky.social earlier this year. Listen to our conversation at the link below.
A Wright aircraft flown by Howard Gill in celebration of Miami's 15th anniversary on July 21, 1911.
NEW: It was the railroad that founded Miami, but our region has been shaped by flight ever since its first public aviation meet. That event, celebrating Miami’s 15th birthday, took place on this day in 1911. Listen to learn more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
We explored then-state senator Bob Graham’s “Workday” tactic in an episode last year. It was thought of as a joke in the early going, but Graham took the work seriously, and it helped him reach the governor’s mansion and change our state’s politics. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Today is the 45th anniversary of two men setting a room on fire at Miami's Mutiny Hotel, then scaling down the building. We spoke with “Hotel Scarface” author @robenfarzad.bsky.social in 2022 about the incident and the larger context of Miami’s wild 1980s. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...
On this day in 1926, Roxcy Pearl O'Neal was born. Listen to our episode from last year to learn more about how Roxcy Bolton's activism through @nationalnow.bsky.social and elsewhere changed South Florida and the nation. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
FLASHBACK: On this day in 1984, Metro Dade Transit Authority opened Metrorail. The service that opened didn't match the original plans (and it still doesn't), but Metrorail did reflect a change in how Miamians got around town. Learn more in our episode from 2021! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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FLASHBACK: On this day in 1942, a torpedo slammed into the side of the SS Potrero del Llano off Virginia Key. The attack by U-564 brought a visual reminder of World War II to Miami and would eventually expand the Allies fighting the Axis Powers. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
FLASHBACK: On this day in 1997, a tornado danced through downtown Miami and across Biscayne Bay. The damage was thankfully minimal, but the visuals were unforgettable. Learn more in our episode from 2022!
FLASHBACK: On this day in 1920, Barbara Capitman was born. We spoke with Daniel Ciraldo of the Miami Design Preservation League back in 2023 when the Art Deco district faced threat from Tallahassee. As the state legislature again considers weakening preservation, our chat is more relevant than ever.
FLASHBACK | On this day in 1980, the Mariel Boat Lift began, transforming South Florida forever. We spoke with @abgrace.bsky.social of @NPR.org "White Lies" about the events that led to the boatlift in 2023.
Have you had a chance to listen to our episode on Ruth Bryan Owen from last weekend? If not, now’s a great time to listen on Spotify!
NEW | On April 13, 1933, Miami's Ruth Bryan Owen was sworn in as America's first female minister to a foreign country. It was just the latest way in which the daughter of William Jennings Bryan smashed barriers for women in the United States. Listen to learn more! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
FLASHBACK | For more than three decades, Ralph Renick was Miami TV news. Then, 40 years ago today, on April 10, 1985, he up and left. Why? To run for governor. Learn more about Ralph and his race in our episode from 2022. #MiamiHistory
A peacock, sitting on a branch against a blue sky.
A peacock, sitting on a branch and calling against a blue sky.
A zoomed-in photograph of a peacock, sitting on a branch and calling against a blue sky.
I know that South Florida can sometimes (oftentimes) be insane, but there’s something magic about coming to a local park and being able to take a picture of a peacock like this.
On this date in 1972, 500 Bay Lane was the site of one of the most consequential meetings in American history. Without this Key Biscayne real estate perhaps Watergate never happens. Listen to learn! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...