"Miami is such a young city, always growing and evolving, and I feel fortunate to be a witness, contributor and by-product of this growth." Artist and photographer Alissa Christine talks about her "i love miami 365" daily documentary project.
Peter Zalewski is a hard-driving real estate consultant who views the condo crisis the way a surfer views a tsunami. He answered five questions on everything from his favorite condo to his inner nerd.
What's it like having the same name as one of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history? Dan Marino answers five questions about living with his famous name, and whether name recognition might be enough to get him elected for public office.
Jennine Capo Crucet is the author of How to Leave Hialeah-- a book that references tricked out cars, El Dorado furniture and Noche Buena feasts. She currently lives in Los Angeles, but she says her imagination lives in Hialeah-- the place that pulls her back. Under the Sun's Trina Sargalski asks about her relationship to Miami, her nostalgia, and learning to "share" family.
Chris Landsea has been inside the guts of more than a few hurricanes. As the Science and Operations Officer at the National Hurricane Center, he's studied them, flown into them, and written about them. He tells Under the Sun what it's like to be in the eye of the storm, and shares his favorite hurricane food.
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.
There once was a writer named Mike/
who thought all conventions were alike./
So he said, "Screw you guys/
I'm going to improvise/
And if you don't like it, take a hike."
Thursday, June 3, 2010
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