Miami Stories: Woman's love for Magic City runs deep

My maternal grandfather, Henry E.S. Reeves, arrived in Miami in the spring of 1919 on his way to New York t...

GEMMA SANTOS

Teacher has an appreciation for education and sacrifices of her parents

Her family's journey from Cuba was a study in sacrifice but led to great opportunities for an educator.

The MCNAMARA FAMILY

Family's long-winding journey ends happily in Miami

In 1955, a 21-year-old Swiss woman, Margrith Lübke, traveled to North America to satisfy a childhood fantas...

ALBERTO CARVALHO

How I came to call Miami home

Every day I wake up with a spirit of excitement and anticipation of what the day may bring, in large part b...

DOROTHY ELLEN JENKINS FIELDS

Legacy of Education

My maternal grandparents, Sam D. and Ida Ellen Roberts Johnson, were born in Harbour Island, Bahamas. It is...

MITCHELL SEGERMEISTER

Father makes good on his vow to return to South Florida

Somewhere in the middle of 1951, my father, Cpl. Norman Segermeister, emerged from his commitment to the U....

MARIA ANDERSON

Life's journeys have led me back to South Florida

For me, the most important journeys have led to South Florida. The journey that started in December 1959 in...

Rosa Sugranes

Relocating from Spain to Miami reveals there is much to do in a young city

I was in the right place at the right time. I graduated from school with a business administration degree i...

MILTON BRAND

Obstacles didn't deter dad from becoming man about town

One man made his rise and fall in the depths of Miami's bars, racetracks, restaurants and more

LOUAN JONES ZAGARINO

Woman recalls coming of age in 1950s Coral Gables

My father, Ernest Peyton Jones, worked for President Franklin D. Roosevelt as his campaign manager for the ...

RUTH ALTMAN BROADBENT

Through verse, memories of Miami past

'Twas the fall of 1945 A joyful time to be alive. The war was won and now we could Get back to living as we...