Under The Sun

South Florida Photo of the Week 6/31/09

Key Largo Sunset

Five Questions: Hernan Iglesias

Sun, traffic, cortaditos. That's South Florida in three words to Argentine journalist Hernan Iglesias, author of an upcoming book about Latin Miami. Iglesias predicts the hegemony of Cuban Americans in the city is coming to an end.

Louise Harris, next-door neighbor to Alabama Jack’s

Louise Harris was a pioneering South Florida woman on the seas. She ran a fishing camp next door to Alabama Jack's in the 1950's and 1960's. Harris chartered boats, caught fish and lobster and built furniture. Her granddaughter, Sandra Salinas, shares her recollections of this determined woman.

Music from Episode 3: Literary South Florida

Songs from local musicians DJ Le Spam & Spam Allstars, Marco Haber, and the Rock Bottom Remainders were featured on Episode 3: Literary South Florida.

Episode 3: Literary South Florida

Poet Campbell McGrath, novelist Edwidge Danticat and humorist Dave Barry headline a show that navigates our literary scene, including zany thrillers, emerging writers and young poets trying to make a living.

What’s Up With South Florida?: Inglish Gratis

For the third installment of our regular "What's Up with South Florida?" feature, you voted to find out the story behind a bizarre sign. Kenny Malone was on the case of the mysterious misspelling outside of Hialeah Senior High. Listen to the full story here.

Jeremy Glazer: Amateur Winner

Mourners in sunglasses? It's a Miami thing. Read Jeremy Glazer's winning entry to the Write South Florida contest and hear his thoughts on death under the sun. In his essay "Home," Glazer visits the funeral of a New England transplant who drops dead on a tennis court.

Cities of Refuge

Listen to an exiled writer describe his journey from Haitian intellectual to struggling immigrant. With Miami poised to become a city of refuge for exiled writers, this report explores what it's like to lose your home because of something you wrote.

Lorelei Ramirez: College Winner

Read "Flagler Street" and listen to Lorelei Ramirez talk about the real Miami. Ramirez is the winner in the college category of our unpublished writers contest. As she explained at our recent Books & Books event, not everyone in South Florida is sipping mojitos by the beach. She rides the bus...

Young Poets

I'll take a career in poetry, with a side order of part-time jobs. So, how exactly do you make a living as a poet? Listen to the full story here to find out.