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Catch of the Day: Foam Boat Falls Short
/ State Archives of Florida Would-be Cuban migrants abandoned a risky plan to cross the ocean in a foam boat this week when their vessel drifted off course. They arrived instead at Havana’s touristy...
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The Boat Between Them
by Rick Stone Alfredo Malagon, boat captain Jim Griffin and Griffin’s wife, Janet, at the Tampa hotel where they met after Alfredo’s long search. Standing next to the boat model. (Courtesy of Alfredo...
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In Their Shoes: A Narrow Escape from Mariel
Boats docked in Key West during the Mariel boatlift./Dale M. McDonald (Florida State Archives) Listen as Alfredo Malagon tells WLRN-Miami Herald News reporter Rick Stone the story of a harrowing...
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Confessions of a Refugee Boy
(Images courtesy of Simon & Schuster) BY DAN GRECH AND ALICIA ZUCKERMAN Learning to Die in Miami is author Carlos Eire’s follow-up to his 2003 memoir, Waiting for Snow in Havana. In his first book,...
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The Perfect Cup of Cuban Coffee
Photo courtesy of Jose Munne Jose Munne is a first-generation Cuban-American born and raised in Miami. After moving west and discovering the dearth of Cuban restaurants, he set out to learn to cook the...
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Cuban nostalgia for 3 cents a cup
Photo courtesy of Healingdream / Freedigitalphotos.net BY Laura Isensee For many Cubans living in South Florida, the pre-Castro years in Cuba represent a golden era. Nostalgia for friends, family and...
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Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations travel show premiered July 11 with an inside look at Cuba, its culture and its cuisine. Season 8 kicked off with Bourdain talking classic cars and baseball with...
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“Imagined anthology” of flight and escape
At left is the book cover for Ana’s latest book “Adios, Happy Homeland.” At right is the book cover for her award-winning book, “In Cuba I was a German Shepherd.” By Alicia Zuckerman Author and former...
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