Benz De Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer The City of Miami Beach is putting an end to the criminal madness by enforcing stricter policies, which amount to a cancellation of spring break. Of all the things that have been canceled or banned in Florida over the past 3 years, this cancellation is long overdue. The […]
Hennessy Sepulveda | Staff Writer Yi Chin Hseih’s UNFOLD exhibition takes guests on a journey to the “in-between.” The UNFOLD Exhibition is a curatorial project created by fine art professional and FIU alumni, Yi Chin Hsieh at the Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery. The exhibition explores identity, absence and reconnection by focusing on the idea […]
Jonathan Davis | Contributing Writer Modern artists warn of industrialization with once lush landscapes in the Wolfsonian Museum’s The Big World exhibition. A new exhibition titled The Big World: Alternative Landscapes of the Modern Era containing world-renowned art unveiled in Miami Beach last week. All pieces in The Big World originate from the 1850s-1950s- a […]
Gabriela Danger | Contributing Writer This past week, the city of Miami Beach has been working on passing a new ordinance meant to deal with homelessness in the area, but has drummed up some controversy as well. With roughly 600 homeless individuals occupying Miami and 200 living in Miami Beach, many can agree that something […]
Allen Blumstein | Staff Writer Robot assistants served artisan coffee at eMerge Americas, the premier convention for new business in the technological sector. eMerge Americas was held at the Miami Beach Convention Center on April 20-21. At its core, eMerge is a hub for start-ups to showcase their companies to the general public and attract […]
Cristina Gonzalez/Entertainment Director The threat of unprecedented sea level rise is not one that is unknown to residents of South Florida, especially those living in the low lying coastal City of Miami Beach. With projections of up to 56 inches of sea level rise by the year 2070, a question that is often posed by […]
By Fabian Osorio / Staff Writer The current pandemic has already started to have a major impact on the state’s largest industry, tourism. Florida receives millions of international tourists and the Port of Miami is, for many, the beginning of tropical vacation experience, but tourism and travel make it easier for the novel coronavirus to […]
Neeraj Venkatesh K.R./Contributing Writer FIU was classified this year as a Carnegie Community Engaged university, which recognizes the collaborations and partnerships it has within the Miami community. Brown University and the Carnegie Foundation create the selections committee, manage application and also decide the designation for the selected universities who are plugged in where they live. […]
Diana Rodriguez/Contributing Writer After over a year of debating how to celebrate Micky Wolfson’s 80th birthday, the wait is finally over. The avid collector and founder of the Wolfsonian-FIU will be the center of an exhibit at the museum, intimately titled A Universe of Things, Micky Wolfson Collects. From hotel room keys he’s kept […]
By: Imogen Francis/Staff Writer Every year spring breakers descend on Miami for a week of sun and partying, but this year Miami Beach Police Department is cracking down on beachgoers and the trouble they bring. MBPD launched the “Come on Vacation, Don’t Leave on Probation” campaign by sending letters to over 300 colleges and […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director Broadway stars, veteran Miami journalists and local movers and shakers all descended upon the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on Monday, June 18. The thing that drew them together: a common love and appreciation for Charlie Cinnamon. On Monday, the Jewish Museum held a VIP party to celebrate the opening of […]
By: Joshua Ceballos/News Director “Most Jews weren’t allowed to own property on the north side of the beach.” That’s what Susan Gladstone, director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU had to say about Miami Beach north of Fifth Street in 1929, when the Beth Jacob Congregation was founded. The temple for this congregation would eventually […]
