Inklings 2025

South Bayshore Drive Nina Galinsky ’26 South Bayshore Drive is where the city exhales—a road cutting through the Grove, linking Brickell’s relentless grind to Coral Gables’ quiet retreat. The bay stretches beside it, constant and indifferent, bearing witness to the chaos of weekday commutes and the stillness of Sunday mornings. Palm trees lean in like silent spectators as cyclists chase the sunrise and cars crawl through the morning rush. Just around the corner, Cocowalk thrives—cafés humming, boutiques buzzing, and shoppers chatting, their laughter spilling into the streets. For over half of the Ransom Everglades community, this road is a daily ritual. Each morning, a slow-moving river of cars winds its way toward school, brake lights flickering as students and parents navigate the endless stop-and-go rhythm. The air hums with quiet impatience—honking horns, last-minute coffee runs, and the hurried start of another busy day. But on Sunday, the road breathes. The traffic vanishes, the city softens, and the bay glistens, undisturbed. Cyclists glide where gridlock once stood, and the air, for once, is still. It’s a road that connects—homes to school, weekdays to weekends, movement to stillness. 33