Community · Aug 28, 2026
Viernes Culturales: Little Havana's Monthly Street Festival, Explained
On the last Friday of every month, three blocks of Calle Ocho turn into an open-air gallery — and have since 2000.
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Community · Aug 24, 2026
Domino Park on Calle Ocho: How Little Havana's Tables Keep Their Game
Máximo Gómez Park has hosted the neighborhood's domino players since 1976 — a small city park with an outsized place in Miami's civic story.
Community · Aug 15, 2026
Little Havana's Domino Park Runs on Rules, Regulars and Fridays for All
At the corner of Calle Ocho and Southwest 15th Avenue, membership is capped by age and residency, but the city opens the gates to everyone once a week.
Community · Jul 22, 2026
Free Backpacks and School Supplies: How Miami-Dade's Back-to-School Giveaways Work Each July and August
From church drives in Liberty City to county library supply events in Homestead, Miami-Dade's free back-to-school giveaways run late July through mid-August, and most require the child to be present.
Community · Jun 29, 2026
Urban Paradise Guild Has Grown Liberty City's Gardens, and Its Gardeners, Since 2009
The volunteer-run Amelia Garden Center anchors the nonprofit's urban agriculture in Liberty City, where Saturday volunteers have grown food and native habitat since March 2009.
Community · Jun 7, 2026
Christ Episcopal Church, Coconut Grove's Bahamian-Born Congregation, Has Held West Grove Since 1901
Founded by West Indian churchmen on March 24, 1901, the parish on Virginia Street remains an institution of the Grove's Bahamian-descended community.
Community · May 15, 2026
Where Miami-Dade Seniors Find Free Meals and Daily Programming at Neighborhood Centers
County senior centers serve free weekday meals to residents 60 and older, and the Alliance for Aging helpline routes older adults to congregate and home-delivered dining.
Community · Apr 22, 2026
A Guide to the Little Haiti Cultural Complex on Northeast 59th Terrace
The city-run complex at 212-260 NE 59th Terrace pairs a theater, galleries and the Caribbean Marketplace at the center of Miami's Little Haiti.
Community · Mar 31, 2026
How to Join a Neighborhood Association in Miami: Registration, Meetings and First Steps
From City of Miami HOA registration to Miami-Dade's annual community association registry, the paperwork and the people skills of joining a Miami neighborhood group.
Community · Mar 8, 2026
Jessie Trice Community Health System, Miami's First Federally Qualified Health Center, Turns a Trailer Into a Network
Founded in Liberty City in 1967, the JTCHS network now runs 11 major facilities across Miami-Dade County and serves tens of thousands of patients a year.