Month: May 2019

17 years as a journalist living in the Sunshine State and it’s come to this! Thanks to my friend Craig Pittman, a respected and knowledgeable Florida Man expert, for his input, and to the talented Gabriel Alcala for such a perfect illustration! Brawling Easter bunnies, alligator-filled pants, naked basketball … all reflect Florida’s antic spirit…

Vivid in Joy Jackson’s memory is the sound of a bullet whistling just past her ear, fired towards her head during an incident at the Miami school where she is a teacher. A teenage student with an emotional/behavioral disorder had brought the gun to campus, and as it was being secured by a police officer, the weapon…