About GoingOvertown
GoingOvertown.org was launched and created in 2019 to tell the story of Overtown, one of Miami’s most historic and culturally significant neighborhoods, in a way that is engaging, accessible, and community-driven. It has since grown into a multi-neighborhood information hub serving communities across South Florida. Rather than serving as just another website, it was designed as a digital hub where history, culture, local businesses, events, and neighborhood voices come together in one place. Built by Stephanie Creates, the platform combines storytelling, photography, video, social media, newsletters, and a community directory to celebrate Overtown’s rich legacy — and now the legacies of surrounding neighborhoods — while showcasing their ongoing growth and revitalization.
GoingOvertown.org now applies this same community-first approach across neighborhoods throughout South Florida — from Liberty City and Little Haiti to Model City/Brownsville, Perrine, Richmond Heights, Florida City/Homestead, and beyond. With the same passion for authentic storytelling and local engagement, each neighborhood is celebrated for the unique history, culture, businesses, and people that make it special — building a growing network of digital destinations that preserve local heritage while supporting economic growth, tourism, and community pride.
Meet the Team
The people behind GoingOvertown
Stephanie van Vark
Stephanie van Vark is the founder and executive producer of StephanieCreates, Inc., a media production company dedicated to preserving, documenting, and amplifying the stories, culture, and lived experiences of communities through digital media, documentary storytelling, podcasts, and public engagement initiatives. Drawing on decades of experience in communications, video production, event management, and digital content development, she creates projects that connect diverse audiences with history, culture, entrepreneurship, and community voices. GoingOvertown.org — a multi-neighborhood information hub rooted in Historic Overtown and serving communities across South Florida — is one of those projects and engages 20,000+ throughout the region. Stephanie is also an active member of the Black Owned Media Alliance (BOMA) professional organization as well as Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Her hobbies include watching documentaries, travel, ballroom dancing and special moments with her husband, family and friends.
Kenneth Durrum
Kenneth Durrum is a digital marketing strategist, technology consultant, and founder of Released Solutions, where he helps organizations strengthen their online presence through website development, digital advertising, analytics, automation, and emerging AI technologies. With more than three decades of experience in technology and communications, Kenneth specializes in building digital ecosystems that connect organizations with the communities they serve.
As the technology and digital marketing lead for Going Overtown, he develops and manages the platform’s digital infrastructure, search strategy, analytics, and online engagement initiatives, helping preserve and share the history, culture, and stories of Historic Overtown with audiences across South Florida and beyond. His work focuses on making cultural storytelling more accessible through thoughtful technology, data-driven strategy, and innovative digital experiences.
Kenneth is passionate about using technology to empower nonprofits, small businesses, and community organizations, believing that the right digital tools can amplify important voices, preserve history, and create lasting community impact.
Zykeria Rolle
Zykeria Rolle is an artist, production coordinator, and cultural worker born and raised in Overtown, one of Miami’s oldest Black neighborhoods. She believes that media, when created with intention, can be a healing tool and a mirror for possibility. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in Entertainment Management and minors in Legal Studies and Cinema Studies. Zykeria has also studied at the National Film and Television School in the United Kingdom. Her services have been utilized for nonprofits, entertainment, and hospitality, from Touching Miami With Love and the Overtown Children and Youth Coalition to Kafuu Resort in Okinawa, Japan. Travel has deepened her curiosity about how people carry place inside them and how place shapes the stories we tell.
Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant
Terrance Cribbs-Lorrant—also known as the performing artist VesSouL—is a humanities-based curator whose practice integrates performance, research, and spatial analysis. He serves as Museum Director of the City of Miami Black Police Precinct and Courthouse Museum and is the creative force behind Knowing The Law: Awareness + Education = Smarter Choices and #IAmOvertown, Purvis Young Day, and #TAGgallery #BlackCollectorsGallery — an initiative encouraging Black art collecting and cultural stewardship.