• Happy Kwanzaa! Day One: Umoja - Unity

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    Today is the first day of the seven day celebration called Kwanzaa. The holiday was developed by Maulana Karenga (born Ron Everett) in 1966. Kwanzaa celebrates seven principles and uses seven symbols for uniting families and individuals. 

    Through Kwanzaa principles, if practiced throughout the year, we build strong families and communities. [...]

  • Southernmost City of Bodily Harm

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    News from the Conch Republic [E]ntrepreneur Pat Croce became the new — and proud — owner of two waterfront watering holes in Key West. The legendary Half Shell Raw Bar and its historic next-door neighbor Turtle Kraals on Thursday joined … Continue reading → [...]
  • Know-nothing, say-nothing sacrificial lamb going home

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    First came the announcement from Melia Hotels about its big investment in Castrolandia.  Almost immediately, this other story surfaces.

    ABC Spain reports that Angel Carromero is going home this weekend, to finish his prison term in Spain.

    And it looks as if he could be  paroled fairly soon.

    Once he is on [...]

  • What Cameron Wake says about going to the Pro Bowl

    Miami Dolphins defensive end Cameron Wake has been selected as a starter to the 2013 AFC Pro Bowl squad. The annual contest matching the AFC and NFC will be played on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii.

    No other Dolphins player was named a starter or backup.

    So [...]

  • "Naughty or nice" plant?

    Has Brazillian Pepper intruded this deep into the swamp?

    The red berries gave me a fright!
    No, that's just Dahoon Holly ...

    A native.


    The red berries just sort of look the same. [...]
  • Off Stage Conversations

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    Hello everyone. It's Andie Arthur, executive director of the South Florida Theatre League, with Off Stage Conversations, where I note articles and topics of interest in the national and international theatre scene.

    Responding to Newtown

    Linda Essig writes on how the arts can respond to tragedy. She [...]
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