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How the Murder of a Palm Beach Doctor Brought the United States and Cuba Together

By Mike Clary
Apr 2, 2019

On July 19, 2015, detectives arrived at Ronald O. Schwartz's secluded Jupiter Farms home and found him lying on his bedroom floor, his head haloed by a pool of blood. Two back doors were open, and the entire house had been ransacked. A .40-caliber shell casing lay near him. The 65-year-old retired gynecologist and multimillionaire was dead.
Marty Wolfson Was Broke and Homeless Until a Horse Saved His Life

By Mike Clary
Nov 13, 2018

Beneath live oaks draped with Spanish moss, the lush grasslands of Marion County roll on for miles, sectioned off by two-lane highways and black wooden fences. From more than 600 farms around here come thousands of equestrian champions, show horses, quarter horses, jumpers, sport horses, and thoroughbreds. American Pharoah, winner...
Meet the Miami Tree Trimmer Who Can Climb Faster Than Almost Anyone on Earth

By Mike Clary
Jun 19, 2018

Jason Gerrish gives no hint he feels any pressure. The March day is humid and slightly overcast, and more than 100 people are standing around in the woods of Moss Park in Orlando. Some in the crowd begin chanting, "Go, Jason, go," and Gerrish's anxious wife, Meadow, reminds him she'll...
Percussionist Miguel Cruz and Little Havana Rise Again

By Mike Clary
Mar 6, 2018

By day, they arrive on red double-deckers and luxury coaches, tourists from Tokyo, Toronto, and Teaneck who hit the streets of Little Havana hungry for a taste of Cuban Miami. Poking their heads into the shops and cafés on Calle Ocho, they linger for a cafecito, buy a cigar or...
Happy on the Outside

Everglades National Park's sub-surface tsuris

By Mike Clary
Jan 9, 2003

With winter here, these are the glory days in Everglades National Park. Cold fronts chase the mosquitoes, alligators congregate where visitors can easily see them, and, as if on cue, anhingas and herons preen and pose to accommodate anyone toting a camera. "It is very peaceful, and so different from...

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