Juan Martin

Art from the Outside

Self-taught artists with mental illness shine at MCPA Gallery.

Perversion and Justice

Will the state help with the growing sex offender colony under the Julia Tuttle Causeway?

State Ingnores Miami's Homeless Sex Offenders

Miami's colony of sex offenders is a lot like a big, stubborn pimple on the nose of the city: Nobody likes it and yet it just keeps growing. So it's no surprise that after nearly two years of policymakers ignoring the problem, it's gotten uglier. In response, Miami city commissioners passed a go ... More >>

Sex Offenders Say There's No More Room Under The Bridge

Yesterday, Riptide visited Juan Martin, a registered sex offender who lives under the Julia Tuttle Causeway. The compact, bushy-haired thirty year-old lives in state-mandated colony of offenders under the bridge - a story New Times broke in March 2007. Now, he says, Miami Police are threatening to ... More >>

Madness and Art

A local gallery spreads the spotlight on artists at the margins.

Innocence and Mayhem in Art

Paintings from the Edge