“We’re entering it in seven different film festivals,” says Fernando Bretos, the former director of marine conservation at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science, about a 30-minute documentary made by nine Miami-Dade high school students.
CHALLENGE FINALISTS AIM TO GET MIAMI-DADE MOVING
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, activate or improve the way we move around Greater Miami.
REDEMPTION: RIVERSIDE HOUSE GIVES EX-OFFENDERS A SECOND CHANCE
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 cycle is open through August 16th. All 501(c)3 organizations serving Miami-Dade County may apply. Learn … Read More
LOCAL FUNDERS PARTNER TO SUPPORT MIAMI-DADE CENSUS 2020 COMPLETE COUNT EFFORTS
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 of South Florida, Lindsey Linzer, senior director of programs and grants administration for The Miami … Read More
FOUNTAINHEAD CONNECTS GLOBAL ARTISTS WITH MIAMI
“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 to see what resonates with different audiences.”
HOW DO WE CREATE LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP? MEET THE MAVENS.
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 cycle is open through July 12th. All 501(c)3 organizations serving Miami-Dade County may apply. “Unless … Read More
PÉREZ FAMILY FOUNDATION GRANTS INSPIRE MIAMI’S NEXT-GEN ARTISTS
“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.”
I WANT TO HELP LEAD MIAMI, ‘CITY OF THE FUTURE’ – T.J. BLACK’S STORY
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.
AT OOLITE ARTS, MIAMI ARTISTS FIND A SPACE TO CREATE
“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.”
JORGE AND DARLENE PÉREZ ON THE FAMILY’S NEW $1 MILLION ARTS PROGRAM
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 Miami City Ballet, New World Symphony, Center for the Fine Arts (now Pérez Art … Read More