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Faith In The Aftermath
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary, of the Notre Dame D'Haiti Catholic Church, narrates what happened in his congregation after the earthquake, and how music helped people to release their pain. This piece is set to a hymn sung by the Notre Dame du Perpetuel Secours choir. Listen here. (Photo by Patrick Farrell, courtesy of The Miami Herald)
A Garage That’s All Glam
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
The parking garage at 1111 Lincoln Road is a place to leave your car, or buy a book, or roll out your yoga mat. Under The Sun's Ruth Morris reports on how a parking garage is challenging assumptions about public space.
Christine Binswanger: Building Outside The Box
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Head Architect Christine Binswanger talks about the "eleven eleven" parking garage -- why it was so important NOT to build a box, and why the construction team did NOT seek publicity.
Riley: The Catcher In The Rye
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Listen as Terrence Riley, the former head of the Miami Art Museum, explains why public spaces are so important. He discusses an example from the book The Catcher In The Rye, and reads from the passage.
Message to Motorists
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Under The Sun's Ruth Morris asked several cyclists for their opinion on South Florida drivers... and on what can be done to make our community a more bike-friendly place.
Patrick Farrell: An Audio Slide Show From The Quake
Friday, July 16, 2010
Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer Patrick Farrell, of the Miami Herald, narrates a slide show of his work. The pictures depict the devastation after Haiti's earthquake, and also more recent scenes of hope as survivors try to stitch their lives back together.
Songs From A Tent Camp
Thursday, July 15, 2010
In this excerpt, Rev. Reginald Jean-Mary of the Notre Dame church in Little Haiti responds to a recording of quake survivors singing at 3 a.m. in a tent camp outside Haiti's presidential palace. "Lift your feet," the song says. "Don't stay on the floor crying." Listen here. (Photo by Patrick Farrell, courtesy of The Miami Herald)
Tim Calver: Freediving and Photography
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Tim Calver is a Miami Beach-based photographer who uses freediving techniques to capture stunning underwater images. Listen to him explain how he shot this picture of a free diver and a humpback whale in Moorea.
Helping Haiti With Music
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Have a listen to some of the songs released in the aftermath of Haiti's devastating January earthquake, including a couple by local artists.
Miami Stories
Under the Sun collaborated with Lip Service to produce a live event featuring the best true stories about South Florida submitted by readers.
º View the winners, runners-up and event photos
º Order a CD of the show
- Miami Outlaw
- A snowbird’s letter from Carlan Mobile Home Park in Davie
- Walter & Edith, by Jeremy Glazer
- All in a Day's Work: A man and his mangoes
- The Everglades runs through their blood
- Fiction: Dolphins, Oysters and Crabs
- Don Bailey Strikes Iconic Pose Again
- Surviving survival: Earthquake victims in limbo
- Front-row seat to Death Row execution
- What's up with the naked carpet guy?
- Wendi: I'm not sure what kind of friend won't go down to ...
- Steve: What a powerful and heartbreaking story. It's almo...
- james: I have been a big fan of Bettie Page and of Bunny ...
- Alexis: It almost broke my heart to hear this story. I eve...
- Debbie: I volunteered as a pet pal at the Broward Humane S...
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