How does fiction happen? Sometimes it’s the product of two or more real-life people or circumstances that have nothing to do with each other; then the author connects them or
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If at times this issue reads like something of an homage to Gary Press, it’s not by accident. June marked the last month with Gary as chairman of SFBW and
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It was a heartening experience to talk to cover subject Carlos Rosso about his mid-career pivot: He’s 55—a very stylish and charismatic 55—and after being a South Florida fixture as
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As part of a national survey, Grant Thornton elicited responses from 409 Florida workers on a series of workplace issues. The results depict a workforce in line with the rest of
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Miami-Dade Beacon-Council president and CEO Michael Finney was the epitome of class, dignity and leadership. With his trim, tailored and youthful appearance, and his boundless energy, Finney, who assumed his
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As we were completing the two main features in this issue, I was struck by the contrast in the career trajectories of our subjects. On one hand, we have cover
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Three monthly magazines published by Lifestyle Media Group have been recognized in nine categories as Charlie Award finalists—for a total of 10 awards—by the Florida Magazine Association. Each magazine will
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Anyone who has worked on a team has experienced the inevitable, often-awkward and rarely satisfying meeting about “roles and responsibilities.” Tenure, job titles, departments—these signifiers don’t even offer a hint
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In every issue of SFBW, we aim to present a range of leaders, industries and perspectives, but I’m especially proud of this issue because it offers such candid analysis and
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One of the country’s foremost urbanists, aptly named Richard Florida, lives happily with his wife and two children in South Beach. In the past 20 years, since his tome, The
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Once in a while, I’m just staggered by somebody’s career trajectory, and that’s certainly the case with our accomplished cover subject, Josh Leibowitz, the president of Seabourn cruises. It’s not
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Joan Didion died today. In 1987, she published a nonfiction work called Miami. It was a penetrating work, as full as intrigue as her novel Democracy, which had appeared three
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