Overtown Businesses Participate in the Black Pepper Food and Wine Festival Overtown businesses shined as they bought Overtown to the Black Pepper Food and Wine Festival Overtown businesses showcased their talents at the Black Pepper Food and Wine Festival. Florida International University’s Biscayne Bay Campus was filled...
Photo Credit: Azeez Bakare Studios Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency Extension On July 7th,2022 the life of the Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA) was extended to the year 2042. The extension provides the SEOPW CRA the opportunity to continue serving the...
Juneteenth Creative Conversation Historic Overtown comes together for a Juneteenth mural unveiling and celebration Miami, Fla. – This past weekend at the Historic Ward Rooming House, the Executive Director of the Southeast Overtown Park West Community Redevelopment Agency (SEOPW CRA), James McQueen, participated in a creative conversation about...
Thousands of festival-goers met Miami’s pioneer black community with enthusiasm for the first time. This is an important moment for AfroPunk, and also for Overtown. Through the redevelopment of Overtown, cultural tourism remains a number one priority for the neighborhood. “It is with great pleasure and...