Welcome to our next podcast episode celebrating Parks & Recreation Month! Join me as I sit down with Chris Evans, Director of the City of Miami Parks & Recreation Department, where we explore the vital roles of our City's green spaces, community centers, playgrounds, and award-winning pools. Managing over 500 employees, Evans ensures the city’s third-largest department continues to enrich the community through inclusivity and innovation in every public space under the department. Enjoy this insightful conversation about the importance of parks, recreation, and the impact they have on our vibrant Miami community.

In this episode of The King-dom podcast, we welcome Miami City Manager Art Noreiga as we discuss how he manages a city and five district commissioners. With a behind the scenes look, listeners hear how having fresh ideas, innovative solutions, and meaningful relationships is the key to successfully managing a big city. Also, you’ll never guess Mr. Noreiga’s answer to my question about who, passed or currently alive, he would want to join for dinner.

This month, we're on location again at the beautiful Adrienne Arsht Center with guest Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Lt. Tina Guiler. In celebration of International Firefighter's Day earlier this month, we chatted about the lack of visibility and acknowledgment of women in fire rescue across the nation. Yet, in Miami-Dade County, there are 262 female firefighters, making it the number one leading department for women in fire service. Because of this notion that many people and children don't realize that women can be firefighters, Lt. Guiler created a series of female firefighter dolls so that "if they can see it, they can be it."