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Morning
In what I am trying to make a Hidden City tradition, I went to Haulover Beach this morning to watch the sun rise on a new year. Unlike the last time, there were several people scattered along the...
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Mordor or Miami?
Strangely enough, the photo below was taken on the beach shortly before dawn on New Year’s Day. I didn’t retouch it at all, just resized it for posting. Of all the photos I took that morning—and I took...
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Shambles
A couple of weeks ago I went out to see the invasion: a mob of zombies assembling to meander around the stores and restaurants on South Beach’s Lincoln Road. According to their Facebook page over 1600...
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Something old for something new
When I went to bed on New Year’s Eve I was afraid 2011 would be a repeat of 2004, when I was sick and couldn’t get out of bed in time to watch the sun come up over the Atlantic . An allergy or some...
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Sub-tropical life
If you live in South Florida long enough you begin to take its good qualities for granted: the natural beauty of the Everglades and the beaches, the opportunities for exposure to a wide variety of...
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Now Face North
Miami is not my favorite place in the world. This should not come as a surprise to long-time readers of Hidden City, and cannot possibly be surprising to those who know me personally. My tendency to...
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A Different World
Moving from South Florida to the DC/Maryland/Virginia area involves a bit of culture shock. Following are a few of the areas where I’ve had to adjust. These are just my initial impressions, so salt...
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Memories of Andrew
[I was asked by several people for my memories of Hurricane Andrew’s assault on South Florida. I don’t have anything to add to this post from August 2011.] 1992 notes on Hurricane Andrew I was living...
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Myths Over Miami To homeless children sleeping on the street, neon is as comforting as a night-light. Angels love colored light too. After nightfall in downtown Miami, they nibble on the NationsBank...
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Miami, the great world city, is drowning while the powers that be look away A drive through the sticky Florida heat into Alton Road in Miami Beach can be an unexpectedly awkward business.
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