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Philip Cardella

Philip Cardella

Miami, FL

Wanna be historian and photographer. Father to two kids, a dog and two cats. Partner to the best person on Earth.

A respite: Week ending July 11, 2025

A respite: Week ending July 11, 2025

This week's featured photo is of a double crested cormorant taking flight from the pristine waters along the Anhinga Trail at Royal Palm about five miles from the eastern entrance to Everglades National Park. The photo has some particular sentimental value to me. After being introduced to the

Alligator Alcatraz and the Fourth of July: Week ending July 4

Alligator Alcatraz and the Fourth of July: Week ending July 4

Introduction Some of you have been asking if there was no TWIFL last week. There was not. Several of you have asked about Alligator Alcatraz or offered opinions on it. These things are connected. The moment Alligator Alcatraz was announced--I thought it was a joke--I went out there to look

Special Coverage: No Kings II and July 4th Protests

Special Coverage: No Kings II and July 4th Protests

While perhaps 8,000 descended upon the Torch of Friendship on June 14th aka "No Kings Day" about 200 hundred gathered in the rain on July 4th for "No Kings II" in the same location. Meanwhile, local media reported 30-50, once again in front of Alligator

Special Coverage: Alligator Alcatraz Protest

Special Coverage: Alligator Alcatraz Protest

Philip Cardella. June 22, 2025. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the locked front gates of the mostly abandoned Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport on Sunday, June 22, 2025 starting around 10 AM. At least 250 cars lined the narrow part of Tamiami Trail just west of the Dade County

Week ending in June 20, 2025

Week ending in June 20, 2025

Introduction Another week that felt like a month. Saturday, the first day of the "week" for TWIFL, saw the biggest protests in years in South Florida. Then there were Juneteenth celebrations and discussions on why Juneteenth might not be worth celebrating, according to Dr. Marvin Dunn, a retired

No Kings Special Coverage

No Kings Special Coverage

Protests in Boca Raton, Florida I noticed various start times to protests in South Florida and wanted to hit a couple that would get less coverage than the one in Miami would (or at least I thought would). So, I got up early, drove over an hour to Palm Beach

Another long one: Week ending June 13, 2025

Another long one: Week ending June 13, 2025

By Philip Cardella June 14, 2025 Introduction Tallon (sic) the Cat went over the rainbow bridge last week while I was in North Carolina. We met him in a Humane Society trailer 17 years ago as a cute little kitten batting at passersby as they went through the trailer. Because