Some of my favorite stories
Trusted by the Times to create this continually updated list of the best places to dine in Miami
How Miami invented the windows that imported Cuban coffee culture
Why a Miami man moved into a backyard tent during coronavirus crisis
Most saw an ‘eyesore’ and a barren field at this Miami church. He saw a farm
Contributed to this Washington Post story on explicit playlists played in dining rooms
Why is that ok?
Miami’s last Royal Castle slings its burgers and birch beer for a new generation
The original cast and writers of the genre-breaking public television show never got the credit they deserved
Restaurant called cops on customer who wouldn’t pay for gold-wrapped steaks
How a local KFC has secretly sold flan for 45 years
’Is the tree that gave rise to the entire mango industry in the western hemisphere still alive more than 110 years later in a Coconut Grove yard?
How a Miami musician overcame hearing loss to help create the music to "Hamilton"
A phone call to my exile father on the day Castro died offers a glimpse of the life he left behind
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My favorite radio and podcast interviews
He grew up dreaming of watching lions chase gazelle across the plains of Africa. He never grew out of it
Sandra Cisneros on living 'sin vergüenza', but not being a 'sinvergüenza'
How Lazaro Mendez's music powered Miami's block parties
The Major Lazer DJ and MC started on Miami stages and went around the world
Carl Hiaasen and I share a terrible truth: We both lost someone we love to gun violence. We talked about that and much more
The Power 96 voice's drive-time show made traffic less miserable — until she abruptly left
This FIU Professor is telling the world about the Miami dialect
La Ventanita podcast: Jeff discusses the sandwich's hotly debated origins with Carlos Frías and Amy Reyes
Meet the man behind Miami Beach’s Joe’s Stone Crab. His name isn’t Joe
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