Swimming With Sharks
Editor’s Letter: July 2019 My daughter, Small Human, is a safety-conscious sort. Seat-belt safety, crossing-the-seat safety, bike helmet safety, she’s got all your big safety categories nailed down. This talent…
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Erik Petersen, Editor
Erik Petersen was born and raised in Fort Lauderdale. A graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he began his journalism career at The Kansas City Star. He then spent 11 years in Britain at the Nottingham Post before returning to his hometown in 2014. He tries never to miss an ArtWalk, and you might also find him watching Panthers hockey or cricket in Lauderhill. His wife, Joanna, teaches high school English and his daughter, Anya, attends elementary school. Their pet pig, Penelope, gets into trouble in the backyard.
Farm Boy
Editor’s Letter: June 2019 The instructor in my college Intro to Reporting class was divvying up beats, and we wanted the good stuff. This was the first opportunity for us…
The S’s of Summer
Editor’s Letter: May 2019 Summer’s a great time to plan fun family activities. One of my favorite activities is silently judging other parents. Granted, this is a super-fun activity all…
Building Foundations
Editor’s Letter: April 2019 Anybody pitching easy solutions to homelessness might as well be selling prime real estate west of Sawgrass Mills, or a simple plan for turning Marlins into…
Tides of Change
Editor’s Letter: February 2019 My daughter, who’s 8, was sitting with me at the breakfast table one recent morning when she announced what was on her mind. She was thinking…
Gym for You
Editor’s Letter: January 2019 Some people really seem to love the gym. I see these people when I’m at the gym looking like I might be having a medical emergency.…
Festive Your Way
Editor’s Letter: December 2018 Around the holiday season, there are two kinds of people in Fort Lauderdale. There’s Publix eggnog people, and there’s Winn-Dixie eggnog people. (There used to be…
Cathedrals in the Sand
Editor’s Letter: November 2018 Landmarks? We know what they look like. A sturdy brick Northeastern hall, or maybe a European church, that lends itself to quiet explanations from volunteer docents.…
Paisley Power
Editor’s Letter: September 2018 Everybody got a nickname in the bar down at the proletariat end of Las Olas. On any given night, you could run into Smashley, Joker, Peaches,…
Sea Change
Editor’s Letter: August 2018 The Fort Lauderdale neighborhood I grew up in, and where my parents still live, is called Knoll Ridge. It’s not a name anyone ever really used…