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1999 Stories by Alex Salinas

• Art in the House

  published December 23, 1999

  Smack-dab in the middle of the sidewalk along Washington Avenue stands an old bridge tender's house, a small steel hut that once upon a time... More >>

• Row the Mangroves

  published October 14, 1999

  Fourteen people smelling faintly of sunscreen and insect repellent are gathered around Bob Merkel, a naturalist and tour guide with the Deering... More >>

• De Plane, De Plane

  published September 30, 1999

  Everyone will be looking skyward at the Kendall-Tamiami Airport this weekend, as the crowd is transported back 60 years. Some of the very same... More >>

• Gridiron Fever

  published August 19, 1999

  About 250 freshmen fidget and murmur in the cavernous ballroom at Florida International University. The newcomers wait for the next segment of an... More >>

• Flamenco Jam

  published July 8, 1999

  In flamenco dancing there's what you see onstage, and then there's what happens after the show. Flamenco choreographer Ilisa Rosal says that... More >>

• Shell Game

  published July 1, 1999

  Bill Ahern maneuvers his truck around the sand dunes of the Miami Beach shoreline. He's rolling through North Shore Open Space Park on 79th Street... More >>

• Bay Siding

  published June 24, 1999

  Give Paul S. George three hours and he'll give you Biscayne Bay in all its sparkling beauty and fascinating history. As the sun sets this Sunday,... More >>

• A Mind in Exile

  published June 10, 1999

  For the past hour or so Andres Orta has been trying to persuade the listeners of radio station La Poderosa (WWFE-AM 670) that the reason for... More >>

• Novel Moves

  published June 3, 1999

  Three figures covered in powdery white body paint squirm together on the floor, tying their bodies into a living knot, struggling to disentangle... More >>