The Film that Changed Miami
From the 1980s to 2000s, dozens of film productions used Jimbo's on Miami's Virginia Key as their tropical backwoods set. None of them would have happened without Island Claws (1981) and its narco $$$
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Miamilandia Episode 1: Miami Vice
Publisher Jason Katz discusses Episode 8 from Season 1 of Miami Vice with P. Scott Cunningham and Erika Meitner
Detective Extralarge: The Miami Vice Sequel That Never Was
Contributor David Rolland takes you on a journey into a little-known Italian cop show starring Philip Michael Thomas which aired after Miami Vice's run came to an end...
Operation Mangrove Shield
In 1990, a company owned by Blockbuster CEO Wayne Huizenga tried get a private beach club approved on Soldier Key, the uppermost Florida Key. Earth First had other plans...
Three Islandia Maps That Will Blow Your Mind
If it seems like the City of Islandia and its overseas causeway were a pipe dream, these plat maps prove otherwise
Islandia Citizenship Can Be Yours
This 2025 thrive drive is inspired by the deep hidden history of thirty three islands in Biscayne Bay
Blessings for the Birds That Left
It's not farfetched to imagine a time when there's no habitat for migrating birds in South Florida. Joey Hedger's speculative elegy does just that. Let Osprey it never happens.
Issue 11: Islandia Vice
Forty years ago, the pilot episode of Miami Vice aired. Our city was already on its way but the show accelerated its status as a global metropolis. We seek Miami Vice inspired work for our next issue.
Why We Throw A$$: Reggae, Dancehall, and Miami Bass
Islandia Managing Editor Jasmine Respess writes about the historical and ongoing sonic interaction between Miami and Jamaica.
Islandia Issue 10 is Here
Our tenth print edition is officially up for preorder at islandiajournal.com/shop. We'll be sharing bits of it here and there online but nothing beats the print...