Category Archives: Homelessness
Identifying Signs of Urban Life: Retail Activity (Parkwest’s Woes)
Image: The Marquis (left) and ten Museum Park (right)
This installment was supposed to be about Brickell Village, but I shuffled the order a bit and decided to start my retail potential focus at the center of the Core.
Parkwest has many problems. Let’s address them in no particular order:
Image: Greyhound Station with the Marquis tower looming in the background Continue reading
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Voice from the Streets
Jackie has a couple of things to say to you. These are his opinions, not mine: Continue reading
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Hanging Loose on the Stomping Grounds
Let’s talk about Eugene Moore for a bit. Eugene is 60 years old. He’s been homeless for about 20 years, was born in West Palm Beach, but raised in Overtown and Liberty City. While growing up, he would spend some … Continue reading
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Gentrification Awareness Increases As FIU Students Protest
Gentrification is one of those unpopular issues, like homelessness, that no one seems to talk or care about. Lately, there has been an abrupt shift in interest, particularly with the younger college generation. This is quite evident now with the … Continue reading
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Miami’s Homeless Get Media Attention
It is refreshing to see the Miami Herald publish an article concerning the problem of homelessness in Miami as it relates to the condo boom. What was surprising was seeing the article on the front page of Sunday’s edition. Considering my own research, I am not surpised that there was such an emphasis on their drug use–something which I have addressed in my most recent article on the homeless. The Herald article is quite informative, though. For the latest information regarding homlessness on Bob: Miami you can find it on the url below:
http://bobmiami.wordpress.com/2006/11/04/miami-a-mecca-for-the-homeless/
For the Miami Herald article simply continue reading.
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Miami a Mecca for the Homeless?
I figure that the best way to learn more about homelessness is to take it to the streets. So, I did. I first spoke with Eugene. He was sleeping. He tends to fall asleep slumped over on his wheelchair. I later found out that he had rheumatoid arthritis and hence the wheelchair. Regardless, I woke him up, gave him some breakfast funds and three cigarettes. I asked him if he had seen Jackie, my other homeless friend. He said no. So I asked him some questions and he happily answered them. As it turned out, his answers were invaluable. Continue reading
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Homelessness in Miami
This morning I went looking for Jackie. I couldn’t find him. Instead, I found Bill, a homeless Vietnam veteran. He said he hadn’t seen Jackie all morning. Jackie’s also homeless. I first met him about two and half years ago. Walking in Downtown, you get used to the homeless people. You smell the urine sometimes. You realize some urinate on the same spots daily and you could even notice and avoid the urine stream stains. Continue reading
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