By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Aug 5 (EFE).- Architect William Lane drew on South Florida’s architectural heritage when Miami Beach hired his firm to design new lifeguard towers to replace the ones destroyed when Hurricane Andrew slammed the area in August 1992. The 36 towers distributed along the beachfront, which extends 11.5 km (7 mi) …
By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Jun 1 (EFE).- The fear that the Gulf of Mexico will be an incubator of numerous destructive storms in the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season, which kicked off on Wednesday and runs through Nov. 30, is top of mind for meteorologists. Between 14 and 21 named storms – packing winds of …
By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Feb 7 (EFE).- One of South Florida’s most important works of architecture, a Mediterranean Revival structure located at the historic Deering Estate and known as the Stone House, is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a exhibition that kicked off last month and runs through April 17. “Connecting Worlds: Building the …
By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Feb 3 (EFE).- It is the year 2050. The Deering Estate, an enormous property in southern Miami has ceased being merely a museum and is welcoming climate refugees from all over the world. That is the premise for “Prelude to 2100,” an unsettling immersive show that no longer seems like …
By Emilio J. Lopez Miami, Jan 31 (EFE).- The adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to gain ground in the United States, with bars, businesses, automatic teller machines utilizing them and, now a Miami financial tech company is proposing the possibility of using them for mortgage loans. The world of financial services is experiencing a revolution. The …