Where The Sidewalk Ends

New York Slave Revolt ► Throwback Thursday

We have to go all the way back to 1712, before this country was even a country, for this week’s Throwback Thursday. At the time New York City was merely a small town, in a province of Britain, on the opposite side of the Atlantic Ocean. The crown colony known as New York (as opposed to old York, of course) was much larger than the current state. It included “all of the present U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, Delaware ...

A Different Drummer ► Unpacking the Writer

A funny thing happened at the 32nd Annual King Mango Strut Back in December, when I covered the 32nd Annual King Mango Strut, I could have hardly imagined it would be ...

Unpacking The Writer ► April 2014

Welcome readers both new and old. Once a month, on an irregular schedule, I drop a blog post under the rubric Unpacking the Writer, where I pull back the curtain ...

Aries Development Continues To Rape Charles Avenue

Code enforcement beat me to it. That $4,000 fine will restore the 100-year old trees, right? It was supposed to be a quiet morning editing Farce Au Pain, until I received ...

Headlines Du Jour ► Friday, January 10, 2014

As Fox “News” lionizes New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as a shining example of leadership, the robot drones have returned with today’s Headlines Du Jour. Let’s get right to it ...

The 32nd Annual King Mango Strut

Fake Ford, Fake Francis The IM came from a functionary of the King Mango Strut: “Can we go off the record?” This can be a trap for a journalist. Answer “Yes” and ...

What’s Going On At The Taurus Bar?

Framework for an awning is being installed on The Taurus Bar, December 19, 2013. This work may or may not be non-conforming, may or may be contrary to previous promises, ...

The Bicycle Shop The Latest In The Cultural Plunder of Coconut Grove

The Coconut Grove Playhouse before the hoarding was fixed Recent news trickling out of Miami-Dade County has exposed more backroom machinations concerning the Coconut Grove Playhouse and — appearing for the ...

Where The Sidewalk Ends, Racism Begins *

Where the sidewalk ends. If you’re Black, you might want to stop right here. Some day you simply must take a stroll southbound on the west side of South Douglas Road ...

The Day I Met Bob Marley ► Part Two

As Part One of The Day I Met Bob Marley ended, I had just been given word by my boss at Island Records that instead of going to the two ...

West Grove Residents Lose ► Polluting Bus Garage Will Go Ahead

Indefatigable Coconut Grove community activist Laurie Cook leading the protest The residents of west Coconut Grove had their hopes dashed yesterday when Miami-Dade County Judge Ronald G. Dresnick ruled that a ...

Cops Try To Scare Me As I Cover A Non-Protest

No protesters at Dirty Blondes The Dirty Blonde protest didn’t come off as planned. I don’t know how many people they expected, but I’m the only one here, except for 2 ...

A Return To Frow Avenue

When I was in the Coconut Grove on Saturday, I was so intent on taking pictures of the people celebrating the One Grove mural, that I didn’t notice something that ...