Miami pioneer Julia Tuttle's legacy shines in bronze

04/07/10 Maj. William Lauderdale has one. George Merrick has one. And now, Julia Tuttle, the founder of Miami, is getting her very own statue. Organizers hope to unveil the 10-foot bronze figure of Tuttle at Bayfront Park on July 28 -- the 114th anniversary of Miami's incorporation as a city.

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Local artist was pioneer

10/17/10 When Laura Woodward died in the middle of the 1920s, one obituary described her as a "pioneer artist." She was so much more -- including the woman who had a major role in convincing Henry Flagler to "civilize" Palm Beach. Julia Tuttle used orange blossoms in winter to show Flagler the desirability of Miami; Woodward used her paintings of the exotic flora of Palm Beach to let Flagler see the area ...

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Roving homeless colony keeps North Miami Beach cops busy

01/18/11 The famed molesters under Julia Tuttle Causeway were never the only homeless colony in town. And now that those persecuted pervs have been dispatched to God-knows-where, we can give some overdue media attention to other, less Hannah Montana-lovin', local bands of merry hobos. One such ban...

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