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Deep In The Everglades, Visiting the Miccosukee ‘Tree Islands’

Deep In The Everglades, Visiting the Miccosukee ‘Tree Islands’

Deep within the seemingly endless saw-grass marshes of the Florida Everglades, I found myself standing on an unexpected speck of dry land on a bright spring day. The boat ride to this spot had fully exposed my tour group to the blustery wind and midday sun, and the island, by contrast, felt lush and welcoming, ringed by trees that cast shadows and tempered the gusts and insulated us from the...

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Deep In The Everglades, Visiting the Miccosukee ‘Tree Islands’

Deep within the seemingly endless saw-grass marshes of the Florida Everglades, I found myself standing on an unexpected speck of dry land on a bright spring day. The boat ride to this spot had fully exposed my tour group to the blustery wind and midday sun, and the...

Cultural Curators Face Reckoning for Mocking Middle America

PITTSBURGH — Walking out of the Allegheny County Republican election night event at a local luxury hotel, the young men waiting to valet my car got into a discussion with me about the just-announced election results. All four men were in their 30s. Two were white, one...

News From Around the South 11/4 to 11/11

GEORGIA: Georgia lawmaker proposes 'Confederate History Month' ATLANTA - A Georgia lawmaker on Monday defended his proposal asking House colleagues to recognize "Confederate History Month," but black lawmakers charge it glorifies a time when slavery was acceptable....

The Voters Wanted Change. They’re Going to Get It.

"It isn't a hard choice," we said. On one side was a candidate who would abide by the Constitution and laws of the United States and accept the outcome of elections. On the other was a candidate refusing to accept a 2024 defeat even as memories of his attempted coup...

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