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Great Moments in PR The Kibera neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, and the Dahravi section of Mumbai, India, are two of the planet’s most appalling slums, but residents have recently discovered well-off international visitors roaming their toxic, fetid urban hells as voyeurs on travel agency-arranged tours. “(T)hey want to come and take pictures … tell their…

Art Review: Uncovering Images

Julio Garcia’s New Orleans series in this exhibition was previously shown as “The Trouble With Building Here” at Atwell’s Art & Frame, and I reviewed it at length in this paper at the time.  His etched and scratched abstractions that employ printmaking techniques reference the conflict between city planning and natural landscape. I have often…

Langerado: Not too big, not too small

If you missed Langerado this year, I’m here to tell you about it so when March comes around next year you won’t be angry because you missed out on three days of peace, love, and music. Langerado is a three-day music festival in Ft. Lauderdale that is the official kick-off of the large-scale music festival…

The Blotter

St. Pat’s Edition   On Friday an officer saw an intoxicated man fall from the River Street seawall. The man fell 15 feet and hit the Hyatt boat dock before falling into the water. The officer jumped onto the dock and was able to pull the man to safety. He told the officer he was…


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