The Knight Foundation has pledged $5 million to support the restoration and reopening of Miami’s iconic Freedom Tower, Miami Dade College announced this week. The donation comes ahead of the tower’s ...

MIAMI — Peering at artifacts from an era of mass immigration into South Florida, Miriam Castro recalls snapshots from her own journey as an exiled young girl. Castro was just 9 in August 1961 when she ...

We got a sneak peek at the ongoing renovations at the Freedom Tower ahead of its planned reopening in September. Why it matters: The national historic landmark, which turns 100 next month, is an ...

Inside the Freedom Tower, visitors will see rows and rows of photographs of exiles, many of whom were processed there. Carl Juste [email protected] This month, we celebrated a homecoming — not ...

The Freedom Tower has remained a touchstone for Cuban exiles. The tower is often the site of anti-Castro demonstrations In 2003, thousands entered the tower to pay final respects to famed Cuban singer ...

From Palm Beach County to Miami-Dade, 11 cities are celebrating their centennials in 2025 and 2026. WLRN News' series "History We Call Home" spotlights the moments, ideas and people that made these ...

As Miami’s Freedom Tower marks its centennial, hundreds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the re-opening of the iconic landmark. The tower boasts an eclectic history — having once housed Miami’s first ...

Hundreds of antique items — a wedding dress, a bag of marbles, guayaberas, a stuffed toy, a record player, a postcard, treasured photos, and a crucifix — are on display in collections that make up the ...

The Trump presidential library is another step closer to being built in downtown Miami, next door to the landmark Freedom Tower. Miami-Dade College owns the land, which is currently used as a parking ...

Miami's historic Freedom Tower has reopened as a museum after a major refurbishment to mark its 100th anniversary. The museum chronicles the building's history, including its time as the home of the ...