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Hate Shack, Not Where It's At

The new, not-entirely-improved lifeguard shacks are making South Beach locals cringe

By Janine Zeitlin, Emily Witt and Calvin Godfrey
Jul 19, 2007

Hate Shack, Not Where It's At Filed under: Culture Tourists love 'em. So say Miami Beach city officials. But the new, not-entirely-improved lifeguard shacks are making South Beach denizens cringe. Local blog Critical Miami recently lamented the loss of "the great old lifeguard stands" with a photo of out-of-order Art...
Mega Future

Okay, so Jaime Bayly ain't Jay Leno. But little Mega TV is listo for the big-time.

By Emily Witt
Jul 5, 2007

On a Plexiglas stage illuminated by fuchsia-tinged television spotlights, the seated hosts of Paparazzi, a Spanish-language gossip talk show, fiddle with their clothes and adjust their earpieces. A makeup artist applies a final dusting of powder to cheeks painted thick with foundation. Photos of Latin American celebrities flash on monitors...
Media Day of the Dead

“We deal with people on the worst days of their lives”

By Francisco Alvarado, Deirdra Funcheon and Emily Witt
Jul 5, 2007

Slinging Mud in the Land of Sand
Clever Green

Florida is starved for electricity. Some eco-renegades are growing their own.

By Emily Witt
Jun 21, 2007

To get to No Name Key, travel the Seven Mile Bridge over a turquoise expanse of Florida Bay and turn right at the first stoplight after Marathon, on Big Pine Key. Drive slowly in consideration of the key deer flitting through the underbrush. Continue past a strip mall housing a...
Bazooka Babes

"We make sure the girls are handling these weapons properly"

By Francisco Alvarado, Calvin Godfrey and Emily Witt
Jun 14, 2007

Bazooka Babes Filed under: Culture In a lush field somewhere deep in the heart of Homestead, a gorgeous brunet in a brown bikini lies atop a camouflage tarp, cradling a .50-caliber sniper rifle. The firearm's muzzle is as long as her deliciously toned, boot-strapped legs. Despite the brutal heat and...

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