Florida Straits

Miami Radio Host Wins Release of Cuban Refugees

Our Crossing

Sharing the stories of those who come by sea

Rafters

Balseros and their makeshift rafts have become as much a symbol of Cuban culture as lechon, arroz con frijoles, and the Havana spleef

Across the Great Divide

How one record label delivers something good from Castro's Cuba to the U.S.

NeoHooDoo at Miami Art Museum

A fascinating new exhibit shows both profound symbolism and brutality.

Global Cuba Fest 2009

A fascinating new exhibit shows both profound symbolism and brutality.

The Deadly Road Through Mexico

When Cubans leave their homeland, things can get lots worse.

The Color of Memory

Humberto Benitez illuminates the Gables Gallery Stroll

Same as It Ever Was

At Filtro, images of Cuba, island of lost time

BEST LOCAL BOY MADE HEAVEN

Luis Botifoll

Scene Stealer

Despite uneven film quality, this year's festival was an unqualified success

This Week's Day by Day Picks

Despite uneven film quality, this year's festival was an unqualified success

Hysterical Blindness

Cubans on both sides of the Florida Straits are casting off old illusions, so why is U.S. policy stuck in the past?

Bright Lights, Reel City

Second year running, Miami gets a homegrown film festival

Faking the Funk

The pundits say a new day has arrived for Miami's arts scene. Don't believe the hype.

Mother Knows Best

And that goes for mothers of convicted Cuban spies, too

Fearless Flying Females

"Women and Flight"

Shake

Cultures collide

From Ports to Puertas

Looking back on ten days in spring that changed the landscape

Second-Best Concert Of The Past Twelve Months

Orishas at Starfish, November 23, 2000

Sidebar

From Monologues to Dialogues

Bird of Paradox

José Basulto, president of Brothers to the Rescue, is a CIA-trained warrior who insists he supports nonviolent resistance. Complicated? Sí, señor.

Shake

From Calle 54 to Calle Ocho

Espionage Is in the Air

As Miami's Cuban spy trial makes clear, the airwaves are full of intrigue, and all you need is a radio

Found at Sea

The characters in A Bicycle Country may be adrift but the playwright knows exactly where they're going

Kulchurkampf: 365 Days of Pop Music

From trance to hip-hop, there's not much in between

Performance Pizza

Café Neuralgia

Elian Goes Global

When Miami's most famous twerp hit the Internet, Web surfers went wild

Dish

Crab Countdown

Letters

Crab Countdown

Rites of Passage

Crab Countdown

As Long As it Floats

Crab Countdown

Two More Arrested In Miami's Hottest New Racket, Medicare Fraud

Sure, it's not as sexy as running coke in cigarette boats over the Florida Straits or bootlegging moonshine for northern gangsters on the lam. But damn if Medicare fraud isn't lucrative -- which is probably why it's shaping up as one of the defining crimes of modern Miami.As Jay Weaver's great cover ... More >>

Avant-garde Cuban art at the Lowe in Coral Gables erases political barriers

Sure, it's not as sexy as running coke in cigarette boats over the Florida Straits or bootlegging moonshine for northern gangsters on the lam. But damn if Medicare fraud isn't lucrative -- which is probably why it's shaping up as one of the defining crimes of modern Miami.As Jay Weaver's great cover ... More >>

70,000 Tons of Metal Adds Florida-Based Obituary

​After voyaging to Portugal last week, the 70,000 Tons of Metal tanker returns to American shores to welcome Tampa-based Obituary aboard. Now there are 13 bands confirmed for the cruise, which sets sail from Miami to Cozumel, Mexico, and heads back to Miami, Jan. 24-28, 2011. The self-proclaimed " ... More >>

Dissident Adrian Leiva Drowns While Trying to Sneak Back into Cuba

​Cuban dissident and political activist Adrian Leiva has drowned after trying to sneak back into Cuba aboard a boat, the Miami Herald reports.Leiva left Cuba for Miami in 2005, but wanted to return. He tried to re-enter Cuba legally but was denied by the government. After a three-month stay in 200 ... More >>

Miami Beach Could Be Affected By Oil Spill, More So Than West Coast

via The AwlHeaded to a beach near you?​The devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has concerned us, but we didn't think it would actually reach the beaches of Miami and other east coast shores. However, a University of Florida oceanographic engineer says that the east coast of Florida is at g ... More >>

Scientist: "Oil Could Make It From Louisiana All the Way to Miami in a Week"

via US Coast GuardCrews trying to put out the flame after the initial explosion of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.​This morning, Gov. Charlie Crist announced the entire state of Florida should brace for the impact of the oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Ecologists and residents are alr ... More >>

First Bit of Oil Spill Enters the Loop Current

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Calle Ocho art walk features work not found in Cuban nostalgia shops

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Yo Soy

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Weber Does Little Haiti

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Brothers to the Reading

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Miami art this week: disembodied arms and playing-card skulls

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Miami art this week: horses, cats, and poor art

​The dreaded Loop Current is the pathway that could transport oil from the spill in the Gulf of Mexico through the Florida Keys and up the East Coast. Scientists have been warning of the possibility of runoff entering the Loop Current since the initial leak, and now MSNBC reports that the first bi ... More >>

Cynthia Aguilar Completes 103-Mile Paddleboard Journey from Cuba to Key West

Photo by C. StilesCynthia Aguilar, Miami Beach lifeguard and paddleboard record holder​Last year, she was undermined by stinging jellyfish and wicked ocean currents. This time around, it was all smooth paddling.Cynthia Aguilar, a Miami Beach lifeguard featured in our November People issue, complet ... More >>

"Uprooted/Transmigrations" at Pan American Art Projects through July 31

Photo by C. StilesCynthia Aguilar, Miami Beach lifeguard and paddleboard record holder​Last year, she was undermined by stinging jellyfish and wicked ocean currents. This time around, it was all smooth paddling.Cynthia Aguilar, a Miami Beach lifeguard featured in our November People issue, complet ... More >>

Reason #673 to Drop the Embargo: 61-Year-Old Woman Already Swimming From Cuba to Keys

DianaNyad.com​You know it's time to rethink US-Cuba relations when 61-year-olds start swimming between the two countries.Granted, Diana Nyad is no abuelita doggy paddling for a taste of American freedom. As today's New York Times explains, she's an American endurance athlete who, much like local p ... More >>

This Week's Day by Day Picks

DianaNyad.com​You know it's time to rethink US-Cuba relations when 61-year-olds start swimming between the two countries.Granted, Diana Nyad is no abuelita doggy paddling for a taste of American freedom. As today's New York Times explains, she's an American endurance athlete who, much like local p ... More >>

90 Miles: Living in the Vortex at Dot Fiftyone Gallery through September 6

DianaNyad.com​You know it's time to rethink US-Cuba relations when 61-year-olds start swimming between the two countries.Granted, Diana Nyad is no abuelita doggy paddling for a taste of American freedom. As today's New York Times explains, she's an American endurance athlete who, much like local p ... More >>