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There’s no pussyfooting around – Miami is producing the technological goods and the U.S. Gov has proven it!   Don’t think that Miami isn’t cranking out high tech goodies, because she is! Below are just some of best technological inventions coming out of Miami. There’s a lot of talk back and forth about whether Miami […]

/ July 22, 2021

How to do downtown Miami in a day – a guide for locals by locals

In A Considered Afternoon, we explore itineraries for decidedly local weekend afternoons spent discovering Miami’s hidden corners and unexpected treasures. Downtown is suits and ties and the 9-to-5 grind to many of us, but with an influx of new residents, a ton of history and some surprising culture, it’s also a fun place to spend a Saturday.

/ July 22, 2021

Loquat? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts

Loquat? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts The Loquat These fruits are sometimes looked over as something that grows on a shrub or tree that just kind of pops up and grows along the side of the road or in someone’s garden and doesn’t do much. Wrong! This is […]

/ July 9, 2021

Dragon Fruit? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts 

This month we’ve been profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. Dropping in with info on the dragon fruit.

/ July 8, 2021

Jocote? Mombin? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts 

Jocote? Mombin? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts Jocote, Mombin, Ciruela, Spanish Plums, Red Hog Plums – we’ll just call it Jocote These fruits are a species of the cashew family. It’s usually called jocote (a derivation of the Nahuatl word: xocotl, which means sour fruits). They are just […]

/ July 8, 2021

Mamey? Mamey Sopate? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts 

This month we’ve been profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. Our final fruit is a Miami favorite, the mamey.

/ July 6, 2021

Miami life hacks: How to spend the day at the beach for free

Because we shouldn’t have to pay to sink our toes in that sand.

/ July 5, 2021

Papaya? What it tastes like – how to eat it – and facts

This month we’re profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. This time we’ve picked the papaya.

/ July 5, 2021

Guanábana? Soursop? How to eat it – where to find it

This month we’re profiling four exotic fruits you can find all over Miami and how to eat them. First up is a funky fruit called soursop – but most of us in Miami know it as a guanábana.

/ July 4, 2021

A ‘serious museum’ in a tourist playground

Tucked between a pizza place and a late-night diner, you just might stumble into Miami’s quirkiest museum. It’s full of objects collected by one man who has lived all around the world.

/ June 8, 2021