It’s no secret that Miami-Dade is not the easiest place to navigate without a set of wheels. However, it is possible to get around Miami without a car. That’s why we designed this year’s Public Space Challenge to get Miamians thinking about ways to create,...
Editor’s Note: The State Attorney’s Fund for a Safer and Healthier Community aims to reduce substance abuse and impaired driving in Greater Miami. The Fund, created in partnership with the Miami-Dade Office of the State Attorney, supports services, prevention education and training activities. The 2019 grant...
Editor's Note: Miami-Dade Counts 2020 is a collaborative effort, built by a growing base of local and national funders, to help ensure that everyone in Miami-Dade County is counted in the 2020 Census. Natalie Castellanos, director of policy and public affairs for the Health Foundation...
"Being an artist can be a solitary practice, so the fact that artists connect in a conscious and proactive manner here is, in itself, significant. Conversations with art appreciators help artists learn to articulate the context and meaning of their work, and it allows them...
Editor’s Note: The LGBTQ Community Fund is a unique partnership between The Miami Foundation and the National LGBTQ Task Force to improve quality of life for LGBTQ residents in Greater Miami. Maven Leadership Collective is a 2018 grant recipient. The 2019 LGBTQ Community Fund grant...
“Culture is what drives communities, and it’s how communities are remembered,” says Dennis Scholl, seen at the center of the photo. “When you think of the Greeks and Romans from thousands of years ago, you don’t think of their businesses, you think of their culture.”...
The longer I live here (five years and counting!), the more it becomes clear that T.D. Allman was right when he wrote the aptly titled “Miami: City of the Future” in 1987....
“Culture is what drives communities, and it’s how communities are remembered,” says Dennis Scholl, seen at the center of the photo. “When you think of the Greeks and Romans from thousands of years ago, you don’t think of their businesses, you think of their culture.”...
Only one generation ago, Miami was widely derided as a cultural wasteland. Now, the city has emerged as a dynamic, global hub for the arts. Miami’s creative scene launched in an extraordinary burst of cultural energy in the 1980s. That decade saw the creation of the...
As a Miamian without a car, I’ve become accustomed to the transit challenges we face here. I chose to sell my car three years ago as part of my commitment to lead a more sustainable lifestyle. I quickly realized that I would need to become...