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Miami Herald
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
How Coral Gables, the Grove and South Beach have changed through the years
South Florida How Coral Gables, the Grove and South Beach have changed through the years This collection of stories explores how storms and the passage of time have shaped Miami, Coral Gables and South Beach. One story details how students saved historic Biltmore Hotel tiles from the landfill during a 1970s renovation for their senior prom. Another revisits how Lincoln Road transformed from a luxury shopping street to an artist colony. Other articles look at Coconut Grove's counterculture days in the 1960s and '70s, the impact of Hurricane Andrew on South Miami-Dade and the way Key West's Duval Street and Miracle Mile in Coral Gables have evolved. Read the stories below. No image found In this file photo from Aug. 25, 1992, residents at the Saga Bay apartment complex see firsthand what happened to their units after Hurricane Andrew blasted South Miami-Dade a day earlier on Aug. 24, 1992. Here, a man is seen inside his unit. By Chuck Fadely NO. 1: ANOTHER HURRICANE SEASON JUST STARTED. SEE HOW THE 'BIG ONE' IN MIAMI CHANGED OUR LIVES Where were you on that day? | Published June 4, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives No image found Coral Gables High School graduate Bob Dallas turns over the historic Biltmore tiles to Karelia Martinez Carbonell in June 2024. By VCerda NO. 2: HISTORIC BILTMORE TILES WERE HEADED TO LANDFILL IN 1974 UNTIL A STUDENT SAVED THEM This story is about tiles. | Published July 24, 2024 | Read Full Story by CHRISTINA MAYO A meeting of different generations in the Miami area in 1969. NO. 3: MIAMI WAS ONCE A HIPPIE HANGOUT. SEE HOW THE STREETS LOOKED DURING THE 1960S AND '70S Peace, love, drugs and long hair. | Published October 26, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives The Lincoln Theatre on Lincoln Road in the 1980s. NO. 4: LINCOLN ROAD USED TO LOOK LIKE THAT? SEE SOUTH BEACH SHOPPING MALL THROUGH SPAN OF TIME Take a look at the shops from the 1960s. | Published November 23, 2024 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archive The multi-purpose Coliseum in Coral Gables, which at one time had a bowling alley. NO. 5: WHAT DID THE STREETS OF CORAL GABLES LOOK LIKE DECADES AGO? TAKE A LOOK See how has the City Beautiful changed, and hasn't changed, through the years. | Published April 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives President Harry Truman drives his own car in Key West in 1946. NO. 6: IS THAT THE PRESIDENT AT A DUVAL STREET DINER? SEE KEY WEST THROUGH THE YEARS Let's take a step back in time. | Published April 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Miami Herald Archives The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
Daily Mail
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE 70s actress known for playing Happy Days star's girlfriend is unrecognizable on rare outing... can you guess who?
Fans of classic television were delighted to spot one of Happy Days' most memorable stars out and about in Los Angeles this week, as the actress made a rare appearance at age 71. The TV favorite looked effortlessly radiant behind the wheel of her SUV, flashing a sunny smile. Dressed in a laid-back blue plaid shirt and well-worn jeans, she was nearly unrecognizable from her glammed-up days on-screen—especially when compared to the flashy showgirl attire she sported in her short-lived 1977 spinoff Blansky's Beauties. The Florida-born actress didn't stop with sitcom fame, later popping up in fan-favorite films like Beaches and Pretty Woman. She even took on a risqué role in the 1994 comedy Exit to Eden alongside Rosie O'Donnell. Can you guess which iconic supporting star this is? Dressed in a laid-back blue plaid shirt and well-worn jeans, she was nearly unrecognizable from her glammed-up days on-screen—especially when compared to the flashy showgirl attire she sported in her short-lived 1977 spinoff Blansky's Beauties If you guessed Lynda Goodfriend, you nailed it! Goodfriend joined Happy Days in its fifth season as Lori Beth Allen, Richie Cunningham's wholesome college sweetheart, eventually becoming his wife in a special long-distance wedding ceremony officiated via telephone from Army training. Though originally introduced as a recurring character, Lynda's warm chemistry with Ron Howard and endearing screen presence quickly made her a fan favorite, earning her a more regular role in the later seasons. Happy Days ended in 1984, after running for 11 seasons and a total of 255 episodes. 'Without a doubt, the eight years I spent on the hit TV show, Happy Days, playing Lori Beth, Ron Howard's girlfriend, were the most fun of all the work I've done,' she told the New York Film Academy in 2023. She added, 'I also toured with a Broadway production called Good News with Alice Faye. 'We did nine months on the road before we opened on Broadway, performing and getting reviews in all the major cities in the US. Being on tour – That was a blast!' Goodfriend graduated from Coral Gables High School in Florida and went on to earn a BFA in drama from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. Before her breakout on Happy Days, she starred as Ethel 'Sunshine' Akalino on the short-lived series Blansky's Beauties and later joined Happy Days alongside co-star Scott Baio. She first appeared on the show in a guest role as Kim during Season 4 before returning in Season 5 as the beloved Lori Beth, Richie Cunningham's sweet-natured girlfriend and eventual wife. Goodfriend remained on the show for eight seasons, becoming a fan favorite and staple of the series. Beyond her sitcom fame, she appeared in several Garry Marshall films, including Pretty Woman, Beaches, Nothing in Common, and Exit to Eden. She also performed on Broadway in Good News (1974) and appeared in classic productions like Fiddler on the Roof, West Side Story, and She Loves Me. Behind the scenes, she directed TV projects, including the pilot Four Stars, and in 2009, the short film The Perfect Crime. Goodfriend also founded the Actors Workout Theater and School in NoHo, worked in talent management, and currently serves as acting chair at the New York Film Academy.
Miami Herald
18-03-2025
- Politics
- Miami Herald
At 5000 Role Models' police and youth conference in Miami, conversations are key
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson recalls the time she knew she had to help address the issue of policing and Black men: She was recently elected to the school board when she received a call that a Coral Gables High School principal cut short a Black history program and told students they could go back to their classrooms. Wilson remembered that the disappointed students protested, police were called and by time she got to the school, she saw Black children being hauled off in handcuffs to jail. 'I said, 'no, no, no, no, you can't do that,'' she said. It was that tension between officers and Black students added to another deadly incident involving police that made her realize something needed to be done. When word got around that she was organizing a conference to address the issue, Wilson got a call from then Coral Gables Police Chief James Butler. They joined forces to create a two-day conference at the Biltmore Hotel which has become an essential part of 5000 Role Models of Excellence Program, a leadership program for young Black men Wilson created. The event is key in strengthening communication between law enforcement officers and Black youth, Wilson told the Herald. 'They graduate with an understanding of what the job of the police entails and by the police coming to these forums, they understand the feelings, the hardships, and the tension and the fear that is in the hearts of some of these young boys,' she said. 'So that eases the tension. You have to have that conversation.' About 1,000 students from the 5,000 Role Models program packed into the Kaseya Center on Tuesday to have that conversation at the annual event, called the Police & Youth Conference. The event is hosted by the 5000 Role Models in collaboration with the Miami Heat and national nonprofit Dedication to Community, which aims to educate society on justice. At the conference, students hear from professionals in law enforcement and engage with them in breakout sessions on a variety of topics. In turn, law enforcement officers learns about what's on the minds of young Black men and come up with solutions for policing that make both parties comfortable. 5000 Role Models participant and Coral Reef Senior High student Semaj Gilliard had an idea. He said he'd like to see more community-based policing in which officers that live in his community actually police their own neighborhoods. 'Police officers will live in my neighborhood, but they'll drive over to Coral Gables or 14 blocks down, when I personally believe when people are active in their community where they know people ...it seems to mitigate risks and bring down all the negatives that happen.' Gilliard also participated in a panel with Miami Heat legends Glen Rice and Alonzo Mourning and North Miami police chief Cherise Giordani Gause to discuss the state of policing and how residents and officers can come to a better understanding of the challenges both face when interacting with each other. Gilliard said it's important for people to interact with officers when they're not in uniform. 'The more you see them without the badge the more and more you start to see them as people,' he said. 'Now instead of an officer and a person talking, it's two people coming to a solution.' Mourning said many people's view law enforcement poorly in the wake of George Floyd's killing and the decades following Rodney King's beating, both incidents were filmed and shared across media. He urged the young men to understand there is a protocol they have to follow. 'Unfortunately, because we've had so many bad visuals of officers, we already have this perception of officers that's kind of fearful,' Mourning said. 'I still, when they're behind me, I get a little tense. Am I going to get stopped?' 'I have that same fear, too,' Gause said. 'When I'm stopped and I'm not in uniform and I'm out and I get stopped, I have that same level of fear. So, I think it's valid.' Rice, who has a brother in law enforcement, said he wishes more attention was paid to positive interactions between law enforcement and citizens. 'I think the media plays a big part of the solution,' he said. But Gilliard said that sometimes all that is needed is a little familiarity, recalling when he was pulled over for an illegal U-turn. 'The first time I got pulled over, I was still afraid of the officer,' he said. 'She came up to me and said 'It's OK',' he said. 'A couple weeks later in Publix, I'm walking there and then she taps me on the shoulder and says 'do you remember me?' 'That little interaction humanized who the police are in my neighborhood much more,' Gilliard said.
