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.
Monday, June 29, 2009
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.
Friday, April 10, 2009
Larry Wiggins tells the history of Miami through vintage travel postcards.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
In the weeks before its demolition, the legendary football stadium was auctioned off, piece by piece. Listen in on that last day.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
It was known as Flagler's Folly: Henry Flagler's quixotic quest to build a railroad to Key West. All that's left now are some tracks that stop mid-air. Books & Books' Mitchell Kaplan interviews author Les Standiford about his book, Last Train to Paradise.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
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