AltWeeklies Wire
Hog Huntin' in Florida's Evergladesnew
As the state moves closer to closing a $1.3 billion deal to buy 181,000 acres of private land — mostly hog habitat — the ancient art -- or horrible slaughter, depending on how you see it -- seems poised to disappear.
Miami New Times |
Natalie O'Neill |
12-29-2008 |
Recreation
Pro Poker Hurts: It's Not All Glitz and Glory at the Tablenew
Harold Persaud is one of dozens of men -- and a few women -- who go to the legal poker rooms across South Florida every day, hoping to grind out the money to pay the bills. They go to places such as Pompano Park, Mardi Gras, and Miccosukee Resort & Gaming, to card rooms full of businessmen who cut out of the office early, young men wearing hooded sweatshirts and listening to iPods, foul-smelling degenerate addicts, and more retirees than a Sunday buffet.
Miami New Times |
Michael J. Mooney |
08-11-2008 |
Recreation
Diving and Death on the Spiegel Grovenew
A voyage into the murky underworld off the Florida coast turns deadly.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
05-21-2007 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
The Aviatorsnew
Death and near-death experiences haunt these fly guys with a passion for the past.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
10-17-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
