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Why I Removed 30,000 Pounds of Trash from the Mangroves

Why I Removed 30,000 Pounds of Trash from the Mangroves

I made it, everyone! The Dirty Thirty. The Double Quinceañera. 30,000 pounds of trash. It’s been a hell of a ride. You can’t spend 163 days in the mangroves collecting and lugging 15 tons of trash on your back without accumulating some scars along the way. Stepping on...
Take the Miami Gentrification Tour!

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...
How to Play Cuban Dominoes

How to Play Cuban Dominoes

Some believe Cuban dominoes is a contest of high-level strategy, instant mathematical calculation, and gut intuition. They’re right, of course, but they’re also dead wrong. In its purest form, Cuban dominoes is a vehicle para hablar mierda, a psychological battle...
Why Brickell is Miami’s Worst Neighborhood

Why Brickell is Miami’s Worst Neighborhood

When Miami sinks into the ocean, I want Brickell to go first. Let’s start with the traffic. Assume every motorist, pedestrian, scooter operator, whatever in that God forsaken neighborhood wants to kill themselves and you, because they do. Desperately. And they will...