"Whenever something big happens or something needs to be said, [Zotos] lets me use his wall ... unicorn. Cuban replied in kind with compliments for Pannek. "I appreciate the murals you have ...

Now, 20 murals and hand-painted signs in downtown ... “Viva McKinney” the wall reads. The Cuban restaurant, Guava Tree Cuban Cafe & Cantina, is owned by Perez and his wife, Pam.

MIAMI — Sixty-five years ago, hundreds of thousands of Cubans fled Fidel Castro’s reign of terror after he seized power in Havana. While Americans have had a ...