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Weekly Roundup

Weekly Roundup

The original content style of TWIFL--the week ending in summary of the week that was, mostly in Miami-Dade County.

Crazy Week ending February 6, 2026

Crazy Week ending February 6, 2026

An ICE protest, yes, here in Miami, the 27th weekly prayer vigil across from the so-called Alligator Alcatraz, a wild County Commission Committee Meeting (yes, I said wild regarding a committee meeting that I don't think made any media outlets) and much more this week in Florida--the southern bit.

Goodbye January--week ending January 30, 2026

Goodbye January--week ending January 30, 2026

Introduction Increasingly, I have a hard time remembering back to the beginning of the week by the time I start putting this together (and a format change is coming to TWIFL soon because of that, in part). So much that is truly important is going on locally and nationally it&

The legacy of MLK Jr in South Florida--the week ending January 23, 2026

The legacy of MLK Jr in South Florida--the week ending January 23, 2026

Editor's Note: there are many pictures this week, including several of yummy local food. That is causing this email to be a little larger than usual and may generate a "view entire message" button that cuts off much of the message. Please hit the "view

Prayer vigils, fear and birds in Florida: the week ending January 16, 2026

Prayer vigils, fear and birds in Florida: the week ending January 16, 2026

Prayer vigils are often motivated by despair and fear but founded on hope and hope in community. Floridians are scared, so scared that when a top employee of the Miami Herald wrote a piece about Floridans being scared other McClatchy papers picked it up but the Herald did not. I

Week ending January 9, 2026

Week ending January 9, 2026

I started writing this post for December 19, 2025. Then family came to visit, then we boarded a plane and flew to California for a week to visit family, then we boarded a plane and flew to Miami and, well, I never finished the December 19th post. But it had

First post of the new year: TWIFL in 2026

First post of the new year: TWIFL in 2026

Introduction I started 2026 with one foot in California and one foot in Florida. Okay, both feet started New Years Day in California and both feet got off a plane Miami on New Years Day (many) many hours later. With my mind on family and friends in California (and the