by Corinna Moebius | Mar 19, 2013 | Blog
The Calle Ocho Festival has come and gone, and sidewalk life has returned to its usual rhythms and melodies. One popular local singer, however, has left us for Las Vegas. Early this month, I was saddened to learn that one of my favorite local soneros, “El...
by Corinna Moebius | Mar 12, 2013 | Blog
It was already past noon on Sunday, March 10th, the day of the Calle Ocho Festival, and I was still at home, typing away on my laptop. At the last minute, I was putting the finishing touches on a LittleHavanaGuide.com article with tips for enjoying the...
by Corinna Moebius | Feb 21, 2013 | Blog
I’m not sure how I ended up with a molinillo among my kitchen utensils. It seems I’ve owned it for years, and I think I received it as a gift. I had no idea what this elaborately carved wooden kitchen tool was used for, until relatively recently. Now I...
by Corinna Moebius | Feb 20, 2013 | Blog, Nature, Poetry
After giving one of my tours last week, I was walking along Calle Ocho when I noticed that the scraggly, nearly dead tree in front of the McDonald’s was adorned with pieces of paper which were fluttering in the wind. Someone had attached baggage labels to the...
