When Steve Adkins decided to leave the corporate world in California and come east, he chose Miami Beach because it was more laid back than New York, had better weather a[...]

Tourism and Convention Director/Chief of Protocol. For over two decades served as Miami Beach's point person for all tourists and convention-related activities and events[...]

Born and raised on Miami Beach. Jewish relatives all lived below 5th Street. Had the first Bat Mitzvah at Temple Emmanuel. Talks about family and love of the beach. Her m[...]

Ares worked as the Miami Beach Assistant Public Works Director. His father arrived on Miami Beach on February 7, 1920, the day the MacArthur Causeway opened. His father w[...]

News Report: “Art Deco at a Crossroads” Architecture critic Beth Dunlop discussing the future of the Art Deco District.

Granddaughter of Joe Weiss, founder of Joeʼs Stone Crab in 1913, originally a fish and chip stand. Talks about working at Joeʼs and stories of the restaurant. Mentions Sm[...]

Moses Battle has been a Joe’s employee for 41 years. He talks about the discrimination that persisted in South Florida into the 70’s. He lived in Overtown and recalls see[...]

Marvin Baumel, a.k.a., Rey Mambo, is the bandleader of a group featuring Latin music. He came to Miami Beach in 1938 at age 13 from Brooklyn, New York. He attended junior[...]

Bette Baron Bernstein moved from Chicago to the Beach with her parents when she was six years old. She has fond memories of early life on the beach and in South Beach sch[...]

As a child came annually to Miami Beach from Philadelphia, first in 1949. Is a Community Outreach Coordinator. Has worked as a volunteer with Barbara Capitman and discuss[...]