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• “This Is Overtown”

  Overtown is one of the poorest neighborhoods in Miami, a city with one of the highest poverty rates in the United States. This is Overtown. Click here to see Towners' Kiosk Comments on this story...

• The Eye of Overtown

  Born and raised in Overtown, Jovan "Bonna" Lamb found redemption, a calling and local fame as a self-taught photographer "saving moments" of everyday life in the community. Click here to see Towners' Kiosk Comments on this story...

• “Bullets Don’t Have Eyes”

  Glenda Collier remembers her son, Walter Lee Collier, who was shot and killed the morning of November 27, 2009, the day after Thanksgiving. Click here to see Towners' Kiosk Comments on this story...

• Tuesdays Mean Fish

  Every Tuesday evening, Melvin Jones and his buddies in Overtown fry up all the fish they've caught during the past week and give away heaping plates of fish and grits to all comers. It's all free. "This is our blessing," says Jones. "To be able to provide for people." Click here to see Towners' Kiosk Comments on this story...

• God. Then Michael Jackson

  Thirteen-year-old Israel Hayden walks the walk - the Moon Walk that is. Not only do his friends in Miami's Overtown neighborhood call him Michael Jackson, his family and his teachers do, too. Kiosk comments from Towners coming soon!

• Losing to a Friend

  Often mistakenly referred to as "craps," shooting dice has been part of the American urban landscape since at least the early part of the 20th century. It's easy to find a dice game in Overtown, and easy to lose your money once you do. Kiosk comments from Towners coming soon!