Take the Miami Gentrification Tour!
Are you a tourist or recent arrival looking to experience an authentic slice of Miami’s beautiful, messy, chaotic mix of cultures, people, and cuisines? Of course not! You just want the most Instagramable backgrounds to rub in your friends’ faces while they freeze to...
I Really Don’t Want to Be a Climate Refugee
It’s generational trauma time! Longtime readers are thoroughly familiar with my parents’ status as Cuban refugees. They came to this country with nothing, struggled to learn the language, busted their asses for decades to build academic and professional careers, and...
What It Means to Write Miami Satire in Trump’s Miami
55.2%. That is the percentage of Miami-Dade County that voted for Donald Trump in 2024. This is a new development, as the 305 was historically a Democratic bastion. In 2020, Democrats won 53.4% of the county while that figure was 65% in 2016. Even casual followers of...
Why I Clean Miami’s Mangroves
I’ve spent the last seven years removing 27,690 pounds of trash from South Florida’s mangrove swamps. In 2019, I walked (more like stumbled in a pain-induced fugue state) the Miami Marathon carrying 35 pounds of mangrove trash. That pack now sits in the HistoryMiami...
How to Spot a Communist in Miami
So, you’re a recent arrival to Miami and a bit shocked by the incessant talk about the Magic City’s existential communist infestation. Everywhere you turn—the ventanita, the radio, WhatsApp, YouTube, conversations with casual acquaintances— you hear about Marxists...New Ebook
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Read Ch. 1
Checkout the first chapter of 'The Miami Creation Myth.'
