Historical memory and preservation are the cornerstones of the two-year, $25 million restoration of the 100-year-old Freedom Tower on Biscayne Boulevard. The project included extensive structural ...

MIAMI (AP) — For decades, its powerful lighthouse illuminated Miami’s Biscayne Bay, and during the height of the Cold War, what was known as the Freedom Tower stood as a beacon of hope for hundreds of ...

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 ...

Imagine leaving your home country behind to start over in the United States. For many, that means one word: freedom. “I look at the building as, symbolically, of a whole nation of people that chose to ...

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 ...

State and local officials on Friday commemorated victims of communism at the historic Freedom Tower in Downtown Miami. The building once served as a processing center in the 60s and 70s for Cuban ...

The iconic building opened in 1925 as the headquarters of the once-acclaimed Miami Daily News, which shuttered decades ago. It was designed, in the style of a Moorish bell tower from Seville, Spain, ...