Neil Reisner
By Neil Reisner
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News End of the Road for Jumbo’s, Miami Soul Food Joint That Battled Segregation
The line went out the door and around the building when Jumbo’s, an iconic soul food joint in Miami’s downtrodden Liberty City, closed in July. But many of the customers who came for a final taste of the James Beard Award-winning restaurant’s signature fried shrimp, fried conch, pigeon peas or collard greens had no idea…
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News LETTER FROM SOUTH FLORIDA: Thousands of Seniors Are Left Stranded in the Wake of Wilma
Life in South Florida on the holiday of Simchat Torah last week came down to lines. Miles-long lines of vehicles waited to purchase gasoline to fuel generators providing the only power to the millions of households blacked out by Hurricane Wilma. Similarly daunting lines of people waited more-or-less patiently at government distribution centers for deliveries…
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