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Something special, for Mother’s days

Something special, for Mother’s days

  My mom is calling. “Did you remember to fix the mistake in your editor’s letter?’’ she says, before anything else. “The one where you used the last name of the woman you were writing about [...]

A few good men, and women

A few good men, and women

Capt. Sean Kennedy, at the wheel of the Mariner III, points out the sights on Lake Worth Lagoon. The 34 military veterans on board this Saturday afternoon – many old Navy salts – dutifully look left [...]

Purple haze: What it’s like to be a wine judge

Purple haze: What it’s like to be a wine judge

We think it’s easy. We see bottles of wine rated with numbers on shelves at stores, and we pick the one rated 89 instead of the one rated 75. We are busy, and tired, and we [...]

Letter, autograph from Yo-Yo Ma, change all

Letter, autograph from Yo-Yo Ma, change all

  You may recall my embarrassing moment during a recent performance by the Cleveland Orchestra at the Adrienne Arsht Center, which I wrote about in the November issue (“Beeping With the Enemy,” http://tinyurl.com/dyqya2o). I was listening [...]

The photos we keep in preservation halls

The photos we keep in preservation halls

In the room the men and women come and go, talking of Satchmo. “These are images almost from a lost world now,’’ art dealer and gallery owner Barbara Gillman says to the audience at a preview [...]

On the road to a green – and stylish – future

On the road to a green – and stylish – future

Each week I separate the plastics from my trash and put them into a blue recycling bin. I drop the week’s newspapers into a green bin, and place it by the curb, too. I keep the [...]

Beeping with the enemy

Beeping with the enemy

I’ve never shared this story with anyone. No one knows it except my family, and they’ve kept my secret well. They know how I feel about people who make noise during concerts and shows. How I’ve written [...]

Our pieces of resistance

Our pieces of resistance

The birds began to fall after a storm this year. Four ceramic-tile egrets had been swirling up there, high on the western wall of the Cumberland Building in downtown Fort Lauderdale. They’d been part of a [...]

Confessing my crimes of fashion

Confessing my crimes of fashion

I have a little fashion sense. “You’re going out dressed like that?’’ she says. “Yes,’’ I say. “Why not?” “Your shirt is turned inside out,” she smiles. “Did you know that?” Long pause. “Yes,” I say. [...]

Editor’s choice: Automobiles, restaurants, hotels

Editor’s choice: Automobiles, restaurants, hotels

Mark Gauert is the Editor & Publisher of City & Shore Magazine. He has lived in South Florida for more than 30 years – longer than he has lived anywhere else. He likes just about everything [...]