Thirty-eight years ago Don Bailey posed for his popular naked carpet ad-- a spoof on a famous Burt Reynolds picture. Now Bailey poses again, wearing exactly the same... smile.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
He's been called the man who bared it all to cover floors. Under the Sun's Sammy Mack investigates the story behind the zany naked carpet man billboards along I-95, for our "What's Up With South Florida?" segment.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Under The Sun's Sammy Mack compiles her Top Five playlist from the first-ever Miami Music Festival. Check out some of the local sounds, from brassy Latin funk to indie rock.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Every year Florida’s Bureau of Unclaimed Property auctions off orphaned items from safety deposit boxes, like the salt-and-pepper shakers left behind by Udavilla Rutherford when she died. But in this particular case-- Lot 180-- a reporter couldn't let it go.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Robert Frank divided 83 photographs into several series, including one called, "People You Don't See." That caught the eye of Under the Sun co-host Alicia Zuckerman. Here, she writes about an exhibition of his work, and the Miami Beach elevator operator who has now been seen all over the world.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tell us which story you want us to chase, for our next "What's up with South Florida?" radio segment. Voting ends Nov. 16.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
"If you can't find a humor column in this city, then you are legally dead." Dave Barry recounts moving to crazy Miami in the 80's and the real-life experiences that inspired his writing. Listen to Dave Barry's conversation with Under the Sun co-host Dan Grech here.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Poet Campbell McGrath combines the sensibilities of an economist, a documentary film-maker, and a historian. Dan Grech interviewed McGrath about his work and life in South Florida. Listen to that interview here.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
"Every time I bring a new boyfriend home, she insists he come to Cuba with us on our next trip." That's how Sadie Kurzban describes her mom, Magda Montiel Davis, a Miami immigration attorney infamous for getting caught on camera kissing Fidel Castro. Read here about that kiss and see that infamous picture.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Listen to Russell Banks describe Miami, which he likens to Montreal--bilingual, diverse and looking to the future. Banks is a best-selling author and Pulitzer finalist, and also heads the U.S. chapter of Cities of Refuge. He hitch-hiked here as a youngster and got a job moving furniture. He's still a frequent visitor.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
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